Billy Kelly and The Blah Blah Blahs (Bruce W. Derr, guitar; Bob Albin, bass; Jake Kline, drums; and Billy Kelly, everything else) present a super set of indie rock songs for kids on their debut CD Thank You For Joining the Happy Club. Their musical mix will remind you of Jonathan Richman, They Might Be Giants, R.E.M., and Wilco, and those influences perfectly compliment the band's breezy, slyly humorous tunes.
The extremely literal "This Is the First Song" is the funniest deconstruction of song structure you'll ever hear, while the title tune is a superb pop song about universal inclusion. Dig the cosmic kid logic of yet another awesome pop composition, "I Can't Get Away From Myself," as well as an ode to the soothing, exhilarating powers of the "Mindless Pop Song." And a cover of Talking Heads' "Don't Worry About the Government" isn't something you'd expect to hear on a kids' record, but it fits in perfectly with the other tunes on Thank You.
Super duper children's music debut from Billy Kelly and gang. More, please!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Warren, Where does one buy this album? (Can't find it on CD Baby, Amazon, Midwest Tapes, or B&T. Am I just doing bad searches? Missing something obvious?)
That's the cool thing about Kindie Rock nowadays, Adrienne, some of it is *so* independent it's hard to actually find the music! But really, here's Billy Kelly's website, with info about how to get the album:
http://thebillykellyshow.com/
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