i'm the kind of guy who, with VANISHINGLY few exceptions i can count on one hand, doesn't care about learning details about musicians and bands i like. i'm perfectly content only knowing names, and even those i tend to pick up more by osmosis rather than looking then up.
for example i'm a HUGE fan of Man Man, but until today i had never known the names of anyone beside the vocalist because it's one of those situations where it's a changing lineup surrounding and playing off one singer-songwriter. so imagine my shock and delight discovering THIS list of names on wikipedia:
no wonder Man Man fucks so incredibly hard, these are some of the most insane names i've ever heard. and tbh that's the exact lineup i would expect from a band with this instrument list:
maybe you're hoping for something more sinister // eye of a newt or the blood of a senator // but i swear it's only // a little bit of alchemy // and the blood of a dying swan
which.. this was hard given that halloween music works best as singles... in playlists, so i'm cheating and putting 1 wiremux and 1 vintage playlist and on top of wiremux, i'd also reccomend Kandy Coated Kackles, and BOOwave one & two and Vintage Obscura
call me biased but i still think "are you ninety-nine-point-nine-nine percent libido / point-oh-one burrito" is one of the best lyrics ever written by anyone for anything
YOU KNOW IT!!!!! Someone on Twitter said that he writes lyrics like a lovesick lesbian and they’re so right.
My personal favorite lyric of his is: These days I feel like a pariah / An albatross with my feathers on fire / Stop and drop and roll the flames / But they don't slow, they just grow brighter
The secret's in a kiss
Of dry hops on the lips
And wine grapes
Maybe you're hoping
For something more sinister
Eye of a newt
Or the bones of a senator
But I swear
It's only
A little bit of alchemy
And the blood of a dying swan