Lambchop “Nixon” (2000)
I was not really on board with this one at all. On paper it sounds like
I should like it; all strings, gentle drums, and George Harrison-esque
lead guitar. I think what turned me away from it was Kurt Wagner’s. He sort of mumbles his lyrics, which (from the bits I picked up
on) seem to be trying to say something deep, but just don’t really go
anywhere.
There were plenty of moments where I thought it might come right. The
silky soul groove of second track “Grumpus” (complete with horns and
strings) sounds inviting, but again Wagner’s vocals ruined my enjoyment
of it. “What else could it be” is again a nice soul groove that Wagner delivers a falsetto vocal over that actually works for me.
“The Petrified Florist”
also works quite well, partly because the vocals are buried in a wash
of space pop, all treated guitars and horns like some modern take on a
Brian Wilson production.
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