A cut and paste kaleidoscope of pop-noise song fragments, found sounds and ambient field recordings, this schizophrenia is held together by a catchy guitar hook here, a sing-song chorus there, maybe a production flourish underneath it all. The collision of so many divergent ideas has spun off some strange angular pieces alongside catchy pop songs.
Rainbrella is the product of months of sonic experimentation in a little wooden shed in John T. Baker’s back yard—same as always. With the help of several of Knoxville’s music elite: Eric Nowinsky (Angel & the Love Mongers, Rocksnob Records), Jim Rivers (French Broads, Angel & the Lovemongers), Doug Campbell (the Ghosts, The Elements Band, DBLF Studio), Ed Richardson (Apelife, Suns of Phere), Baker has put together his ninth collection of home recorded songs, the latest in a string of albums that started all the way back in 1987. Addicted to the intersection of pop art and musical experimentalism, John draws from Brian Wilson as much as Brian Eno (who are both present on this album, unbeknownst to either of them). Let's hope they don't sue. Or maybe they should.
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Track Listing
- The Big Intro
- The Impossible Girl
- Tell The Truth
- Spacely Sunday
- Love Like a Rocket
- War Has Just Begun
- Wounded War Bride
- Eno-Byrne
- Something
- Costume
- Windy Gray
- Missing
- Best is Yet to Come
- The Big Outro