Say Hi to Your Mom's Eric Elbogen only wants to "play pop music of the future" while taking many inspirations from being a witty geek with a soft heart who likes to collect records and wishes that the girl of his dreams would notice him. He nurtures and laughs at being rejected throughout the ten-song indie rock set on Numbers & Mumbles. Fans of Grandaddy, Weezer, and Momus should appreciate Say Hi to Your Mom's almost whimsical demeanor. That's not to say that Elbogen is being a totally capricious on this sophomore effort, but he writes about what he knows and turns it into a kitschy lo-fi storm of calculated synth and organ beats, layered guitar riffs, and hushed monotone vocals. The /p>
ew wave twitching of "Hooplas Involving Circus Tricks and "But She Beat My High Score" are much more lyrically brawny than the playful "A Hit in Sweden" and the Pixies-like "Your Brains vs. My Tractorbeam." The one thing that's constant throughout Numbers & Mumbles is Elbogen's desire to have as much fun as he possibly can with each song's composition. Whether he's spouting off about Brooklyn hipster kids or swooning over the kissing game or mind trips into space, Say Hi to Your Mom possess a real kind of innocence that his predecessors barely tap into anymore.
okay, so i was just walking around the office in a fit of utter boredom, and i saw this tacked to jason's (coworker) cubicle:Christmas is coming.Carols I will be humming.Lyla is bumming.It's called "Jason's Christmas Haiku" and I can only assume it was written after I made my boss turn the speaker above my head ALL THE WAY DOWN because of the christmas music playing. Took us like a half hour t...
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i'm back. i like road trips, really i do. i would go so far as to say that they are one of my favorite things, period. but there are certain conditions which, when combined, seriously deplete the store of love i have, and even sour my feelings to something akin to hatred. if:a) my mother is in the carb) so are my little brother and sisterc) i can't pick the musicd) i have to spend time in t...
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i'm back. i like road trips, really i do. i would go so far as to say that they are one of my favorite things, period. but there are certain conditions which, when combined, seriously deplete the store of love i have, and even sour my feelings to something akin to hatred. if:a) my mother is in the carb) so are my little brother and sisterc) i can't pick the musicd) i have to spend time in t...
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okay, so i was just walking around the office in a fit of utter boredom, and i saw this tacked to jason's (coworker) cubicle:Christmas is coming.Carols I will be humming.Lyla is bumming.It's called "Jason's Christmas Haiku" and I can only assume it was written after I made my boss turn the speaker above my head ALL THE WAY DOWN because of the christmas music playing. Took us like a half hour t...
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This s the first band I seem to have come to like by browsing "Mogs like me". WOOHOO! This might bea good thing. I'll have to tell Katie bout this onc eshe actualy joins...
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