Is all their stuff covers(??)
― Are You There God? It's a-Me, Mario (morrisp), Monday, 1 May 2023 19:19 (one year ago) link
it says right in the description that it's a cover band with a rotating cast of guest musicians so...
― mh, Monday, 1 May 2023 19:53 (one year ago) link
Sorry - not sure where that description is, I was looking at their catalog in Spotify.
― Are You There God? It's a-Me, Mario (morrisp), Monday, 1 May 2023 20:00 (one year ago) link
whoops, I went to the instagram account’s main page and it’s the description there
― mh, Monday, 1 May 2023 20:52 (one year ago) link
I was interested in hearing this uncanny-valley funk, but less so when I realized they're cover albums with titles like Stank Face.
― Are You There God? It's a-Me, Mario (morrisp), Monday, 1 May 2023 21:06 (one year ago) link
"Uncanny valley" probably gives it too much credit. It's not uncanny in any interesting sense. They kind of subtly have the vibe of a kids' band though. Jack has a lot to do with that.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 15:12 (one year ago) link
I mean it's like the least "stank" it could possibly get
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 15:13 (one year ago) link
makes sense
at its root the pomplamoose stuff is an exercise in competence, it's just so dry to me. you could maybe do something interesting with that by taking it in weird directions but there's no weird there
which makes it a bizarre approach to play funk covers
― mh, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 15:20 (one year ago) link
'haha we are playing funk, chortle'
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 15:41 (one year ago) link
yeah, that too!
― mh, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 15:42 (one year ago) link
Yeah as Jordan pointed out even Vulfpeck are charming by comparison, because at least they have this geeky obsessiveness that gets taken to extremes.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 15:52 (one year ago) link