DAILY RECORDS : People Eating People, Snuffaluffagus, We Were Skeletons

Posted by: Tony – Jul 14, 2010

People Eating People - Self-titled (Control Group)
A collaboration between ex-members of Mon Frere and the Blood Brothers, People Eating People is a dark, piano-driven cabaret pop project that resembles the work of Fiona Apple and Amanda Palmer and is equal, or superior, to the best work of both. An excellent album from an unlikely source.

Snuffaluffagus - Brazilwood Poetry (Wizard Spit)
Snuffaluffagus base their sound on Brazilian tropicalia, a style I'm not too familiar with. Instead, I hear indie reference points, like Devendra Banhart and Neutral Milk Hotel. But the smooth, mannered production sound of this album keeps me from getting too excited about it. It needs more sandpaper.

We Were Skeletons - Self-titled (Topshelf)
Mathematically complex hardcore with intense vocals and extreme shifts in emotional dynamic. We Were Skeletons jump instantaneously from quiet, single-note guitar passages to frantic, screaming breakdowns, and excel at both. These passionate epics deliver powerful emotions, but please don't use the 7-letter 's' word. It drives me crazy.

by Andrew Necci