Like so many bands, I wrote the name of this one down intending to look it up when I had time. So glad I did that! Their myspace page is super cool, I highly recommend you go there now and play some of their “psychedelic indie pop from another dimension” while you finish reading this blog. (I’m listening while I write it, and that means I had to stop listening to Zeitgeist which is a small miracle in an of itself.)

On their page is a video of Brian Scary and The Shredding Tears live, all dressed up for a funeral; their own, and now they are back from the dead to perform a very rocking concert. They even introduced each song with a little story. This music is seriously art. Imagine my glee when I read that one of their influences is Electric Light Orchestra, I have been craving them for years! They are one of my all time favorites, but I misplaced or broke my old cassette tape long ago. In another bio I read they were compared with XTC, (i had their tape too) who’s lyrics “over and over we flatten the clover” will be forever embedded in my mind.

This is a fantastic mixture of piano, drums, keyboards, guitars, catchy happiness, a great high voice, and in general no holding back of the creativity.  Here’s a few of their song titles: “The Blood Club,” “Misery Loves Company,” and “The Ceiling on the Wall.”  I will most definitely be buying their music and watching tour info for a live show in or near Idaho.

Valerie, let me know if you like these guys!

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