When I
first got into writing about music, I somehow became friends with the label
Happy Happy Birthday To Me, who would go on to release a ridiculous amount of
music that would become known as twee.
HHBTM
has since slowed down significantly on their releases, but this sixteen track
tale from The Pocket Symphony(s) takes me back to a time when my twee cup was
overflowing. The Beatles, EFS and even
an acoustic version of The Benjamins join forces here.
It’s
like the time that the Get Up Kids made the album “Walking on a Wire”. It just has that sound that at one point in
time was so engrained into my musical soul that I almost became sick of it, but
now it’s been so long that I miss it.
I think
back to and wonder what it could have been to have all those twee releases on
cassette instead of CD or record. Ah,
memories.
But
yes, you should get this tape if not for yourself, buy it because it takes me
back to a better time.
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