Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies
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You should keep an eye (or an ear) out for this band, Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies. This Pennsylvania, band are about to set sail for their "Cheesy Western Tour '07".
"The Arch Enemies" was a term that Goldberg used to call his backing musicians when he was playing shows around Pittsburgh as a solo artist in 2005. The nickname stuck and now represent any band members (which currently looks like there are three of them).
His debut album was recorded over a span of eight months while studying abroad in England last year. The result was a record full of abnormal instruments (at least unconventional in a pop record).
I have to tell you that this is a fantastic record. You can hear all of the songs on their website, but I will go through some of the songs that stood out for me.
"Julia" - Contains the best lyrics:
Julia, you got a lovely uvula
I wanna take you to Florida
so please say yes
We'll start a family
play lots of D&D
and watch the Goonies
on VHS
"The Spy (Parts 1 & 2)" - The two songs are very different in style, but they are tied together in some strange ways. In the first part, it's mostly about a spy who's cover has been blown and now goes into hiding and finding out that he's quickly has nowhere to turn.
The second part seems to be through the point of view of the loved one that the spy have left behind.
"23rd Century Identity Crisis" - An absolutely cute song about wanting to be a robot because they would have a self-repairing heart.
I wanna live on logic
with gears and sprockets
and forget how loneliness feels
The other song that kind of has similar theme is "February Third" which is about a garage sale - that is until you realize it's a garage sale of his heart.
Being a cover lover, I did notice that he's covered The Magnetic Fields' "The Book of Love" on his EP (although I haven't heard his version yet). I think any fans of indiepop should feel right at home with Steve Goldberg.
09/26/2007 23:48:52
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