Let’s Get Lost - Stirring New CD - Rotten Apples
I’m not talking about being direction challenged, nor films, or even Jimmy McHugh & Chet Baker, I’m talking about the charming, indie band Let’s Get Lost with frontmen and songwriting duo Nick Shadel (piano/vocals) and Peter Kowalczyk (guitar/vocals) (fka The Bedouin Jacks), now +/- a few, who had their swanky masquerade CD release party at The Crocodile March 24, 2010 to celebrate their debut, Rotten Apples. But there is not one rotten apple in the bunch, rather it is a wonderful conglomeration of Nick & Peter’s style of honey-sweet coupled with acid-tongued lyrics that jam zingers all while you are sucked in with their catchy tunes. You will find yourself humming along after one listen.
This recording is a stirring rendition of ideologies, romance, make believe, feelings, relationships, pain, joy, truth, life & death. It’s all in there in an aural kaleidoscope of high velocity guitar licks, barroom piano, crashing cymbals, jangly tambourines, quirky hooks and solemn vocals with delicious harmonies. But wait, there’s more - strings, horns, banjo(?) and some very nice beats including castanets of all things. Some of this album is shiny, some of it is dark. Either way it’s sincere and credible - such are the nuances of whispers of musical truth in my ear.
Even though they utilize a symphony of sounds and styles to get their pieces across it still doesn’t dampen the sometimes dark but always intense, poetic lyrics. I get the sense that these fellas have lived lives in the distant past somehow and brought that sensibility to bear in what and how they’re writing, singing & playing now. The lyrics have that literary quality that I can’t quite describe but their songs are truly poetry set to music in atypical ways.
The much touted “obviously influenced by the Beatles” commentary is off the mark - they are merely paying homage to the Fab Four and not in any way is there actual imitation, which as we all know would indeed be the sincerest form of flattery but for those damn lawyers. I prefer that LGL is writing their own incredible material. There are copycats out there and that is Beatlesque. (Hey, 10 points if you get the reference!)
Very enjoyable all around listen. I recommend it. Two thumbs up. Yes. Buy. Heck, buy two & share.
Note: LGL is beginning their West Coast road trip to support this new record, so check out their date list & make sure you go see them live. If you get a chance to see them in person, please do - their energy positively vibrates the room and their smiles could light up Manhattan. Sweet!
Find out more: http://www.myspace.com/letsgetlosttogether
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