Armchair Martian

Who Wants To Play Bass?

Editor's Review:

Aptly titled for the revolving cast of six musicians contributing their talents on bass guitar, Armchair Martian's latest release blends traditional rock and country riffs with fuzzy, distorted guitar noise. The scratchy, nasal twang of frontman Jon Snodgrass lends a quirky charm to some of the tracks while droning on endlessly in others. Up-tempo songs "Losin' Letters" and "Sustated" combine a loose, inventive rock n' roll with Snodgrass' craggy vocals and keenly observant lyrics. However, drowsy ballads "Mexican Song" and "Monsters" and the title track, a half-hour long acoustic reprise of nearly the entire album, cause Who Wants To Play Bass? to drag along.
- James Barone


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Record Label My Records
Released April 2002

Tracks

  1. Mexican Song
  2. Soccer Song
  3. Saving Anger
  4. Break Your Frame
  5. Melrdum Attic
  6. Losin' Letters
  7. Confession / Jeffson
  8. Re-Routed
  9. Sustated
  10. Heart, I Never
  11. Never Coming Home
  12. Monsters
  13. Who Wants To Play Bass?
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