Song of the Day - Feb 01, 2005

Today continues my obsession with the unusual and offbeat. In 2003 Menomena released their first album,"I am the Fun Blame Monster" which is an anagram for The First Menomena Album. The album did receive a lot of press, but seems to have fallen from view. However, it is worth another look. The track "The Monkey's Back," is one of my favorites. It starts out very softly with cymbal playing, followed by a relatively slow drum beat, and an eerie electric piano. Sinister softly worded vocals follow, which eventually erupt into more frenzied vocals and fuzzed out guitars. The song then abruptly stops, only to come back after a long period of silence, with an even more distorted arrangement. Give it a listen, and tell me what you think. Click here to listen.