Interestingly, after MTV taught us about all that lo-fi business, Lightning Bolt drummer and Björk collaborator Brian Chippendale mailed us a copy of Black Pus 4: All Aboard The Magic Pus, the fourth full-length from his one-man side project. (It was recorded on cassette tape. Remember that stuff?) As with the past Black Pus offerings, it comes wrapped in beautiful hand-screened packaging, showcasing the man's skills as a comic artist. This time, to our surprise, it also came with the closing track, "Body On The Tide," which reminded us somehow of Guided By Voices. As much as a Chippendale song will ever remind us of GBV. Seriously, though, check out these vocal lines.
Black Pus - "Body On The Tide" (MP3)
"Plant a flower in the morning light / Bike around, enjoy the sites / Will I recover from my dream last night where all my friends had died?" So that's also some sensitive Chippendale, for sure. You can hear the super "Juggernaut," a new one with more drum clatter, along with songs from the previous releases (and one future on via Load ... look for it this fall) at MySpace. Also, Brian has an art show coming up 5/19 at Stairwell Gallery in Providence, RI.
Black Pus 4: All Aboard The Magic Pus is out on Brian's own Diareahrama Records. You can get more details at the aforementioned MySpace.
