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About Kevin
The Pelican’s Perch is the informal music related ramblings of one Kevin Ehlers. I graduated from Missouri State University in May ‘07 and started a record label here in Springfield, MO called LemonDrop Records. While we’re getting the label nearly up and running, I work part time with my uncle to make money, and write the Perch in my free time because sharing music is something I dearly love. I’m also a singer/songwriter with over 20 songs written and I play under the name Honest Artist. Since I run my own record label, I signed myself. That’s right, I’m going to be a famous musician because of, well, me signing me.
All joking aside, any bands or labels wanting to send me music, by all means contact me through email or instant messenger and send away. On the reverse end of that spectrum, any bands or labels wanting me to take an mp3 down can contact me as well and down it will come. Hopefully everyone finds at least one band in their time reading my blog that they truly love and if you do, be sure to comment and let me know about it. I’m always game to talk music.
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Gotye - Like Drawing Blood
Gotye, pronounced “Gore-ti-yeah” (even though I don’t know where the R sound comes from), has been on constant rotation lately and I don’t see it coming out of the player anytime soon. I found out about him through a few blogs, who were mentioning that his album Like Drawing Blood was being re-released this year. It originally was released in Australia in 2006 to critical acclaim and apparantly he’s huge over there. After multiple listens through to this stellar album, I can see why.
Comparisons to similar bands are all over the place, and the best part is how varied the comparisons are. “The Only Way” sounds like a funkier Kenna. “Hearts a Mess” and “Coming Back” both sound eerily like Bjork, with the first representing her slower, more dark string arrangements, and the second sounding more upbeat and glitchy like her faster songs. “Thanks for Your Time” would fit on any of Justin Timberlake’s latest multi-platinum albums, and in this case that’s not a bad thing at all.
The main single of the album is “Learnalilgivenanlovin”, which sounds nothing like the rest of the album, but is great regardless. It’s got that 70’s horn-filled funk vibe that I just love. I could just list every song on the album and what they sound like, which I pretty much have done already, but I’ll just mention one more, “A Distinctive Sound”, which if you’re a fan of the Books’ cut and pasting of old archived spoken word, then you’ll love this song. It’s basically the Books if they got a little more funky with their tunes.
I said in my half-year top 5 that it would take a pretty special album to dethrone Cloud Cult and Boris Yeltsin, but this is the kind of album that comes close to doing just that. Not quite, but dang close. I see no problem finding this album high in my year end top 50 list when all is said and done, and although technically it’s two years old, it being re-released this year gives me more than enough reason to spread the word again.
Gotye
Like Drawing Blood
Score: 8.713
riyl: Bjork, the Books, Justin Timberlake, Guster, Kenna
- “Like Drawing Blood” - :21
- “The Only Way” - 4:49
- “Hearts A Mess” - 6:06
- “Coming Back” - 6:53
- “Thanks For Your Time” - 4:18
- “Learnalilgivinanlovin” - 2:49
- “Puzzle With A Piece Missing” - 5:40
- “A Distinctive Sound” - 6:17
- “Seven Hours With A Backseat Driver” - 4:44
- “Night Drive” - 5:10
- “Worn Out Blues” - :38
Official Site / Myspace
P.S. I hear word that the re-release has a slightly different tracklist, and some parts re slightly different. So, this rave review is based on the 2006 version, but I’m sure the new version isn’t that different.
Honorable Mentions So Far and more
Well now. I got quite a few emails from you guys saying how great/terrible/etc. my top 5 list of the half year was. That’s perfectly fine, but a lot of you seem to have overlooked my statement saying any of the bottom 3 could have been swapped out for a multitude of good albums released so far this year. So, to tide you kids saying “good list, but how could you add/not include this album?!”, here’s my pretty comprehensive list of the good albums released so far this year…according to me of course.
List after the jump
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I'm Kevin and I write this blog. I'm a recent college graduate that's obsessed with music and making sure my friends hear it. Leave a comment if you want, I'm always willing to talk music. As for labels and bands, if you want me to hear your music (and most likely talk about it), contact me through the "about Kevin" page. I'm always open to hear anything new and support bands. Enjoy the music and if you need me to take a song down, just contact me and down it will come.
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