Tick Season
So, my last music review post wasn't very glowing. So here's one that is...
Deer Tick - Divine Providence
I was introduced to Deer Tick's brand of music by the guy who did the Replacements documentary. He said that Deer Tick has the same ramshackle go-for-broke feel as the Mats did. And I'll be damned if he wasn't right.
I don't know much about the band's music other than listening to their latest, Divine Providence. They're not from the Minneapolis area; they're from Rhode Island. But they sure sound like they could be. And I mean that in the best possible way.
It's almost like the Replacements had sloppy drunken sex with the Jayhawks and birthed something weird and wonderful.
I keep saying they,
but it's really just one guy, John McCauley, with an ever-evolving band backing him. And McCauley himself swaggers with drunken abandon, possessing a voice like some unholy hybrid of Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson.
The album itself has thoughtful slower songs, sparse songs, loud songs, and a glorious drinking song.
Oh, and a wonderfully screwy video:
More Deer Tick CDs are on their way. Should arrive today!
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