Tall Dwarfs 'Slugbuckethairybreathmonster' 12"
I was introduced to New Zealand music through The Chills. I explored more and when I came across this record, it was like nothing I'd ever heard before (or since)... Go buy some more.
Why listen to the Tall Dwarfs, Chris Knox or Alec Bathgate? Why listen to music at all? Their music is incisive, quirky, bizarre, interesting, definitely lo-fi, irresistable and beautiful. It is a cohesive sweet blend of pop and noise. This is the DIY ethic of punk (recorded at home) done well. The quirkiness is apparent in both the lyrics and the sounds themselves. In particular, the use of looped "non-music" or even toy instrument sounds are used to great effect. - Stasis!!
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