mp3: Wet and Rusting
website: http://www.menomena.com
I love Menomena at the moment. It’s a big musical crush actually. Sure, I only caught the end of the I Am the Fun Blame Monster! buzz in 2003/2004 when some nice people I know were listing it as an end of year favourite. But I was right in there for Under An Hour, the pretty instrumental triptych recorded in collaboration with Portland dance group Monster Squad. I’m listening to that as I type, and it’s reminding me of a Yann Tiersen idea being modernised by Cornelius.
I suppose I owe some facts, and seeing as I’ve never studied up on Menomena, here’s the wikipedia summary: ‘Menomena are an experimental rock band from Portland, Oregon, made up of Brent Knopf on guitar, keyboards, glockenspiel; Justin Harris on bass, guitar, baritone sax and alto sax; and Danny Seim on percussion. All members of the band share singing duties.’ Now back to the rambling…
As nice as Under An Hour is, their new material for the album Friend and Foe (out in January) is phenomenal, in my humble opinion. I’m continually bemoaning how much rock music and indie guitar bands in particular are boring me. I’m at an age where I feel like I’ve heard everything already. There are still guitar bands I love more than anything else, but I’m discovering fewer and fewer bands that really blow me away. But then there’s Menomena, who’ve come back out of nowhere and really dazzled me with some rather special pop music that is so interesting and so unpredictable that I sit listening with headphones just guessing at what I’ll hear next. Rhythms shift, instruments cut in and out, piano rolls echo between your ears, little bass runs pulse and ease you into the groove. I’m hugely impressed with all I’ve heard and I want this album to be out now because they make me feel like I can still be surprised by music. And as I slipped in so casually, it’s great pop music too. With so many ideas going on, it could/should be an aural mush, but the orchestration is so perfectly balanced and dancing with melodic hooks that it’s nothing short of pop.
So the song I’ve linked to is being hosted by Barsuk, their new label. ‘Wet and Rusting’ is also the lead track of their new EP, which is currently available. Now, if only they were touring with The Decemberists next year, I’d be extra satisfied.
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