Worried about the title of this post? I was a little worried when this band popped up in my inbox the other day too. Vague images of death and debauchery were quickly banished from my head though when I pressed play and proceeded to listen to ‘The Mistakes’ compulsively several times. Not only does it have an infectious and totally non-threatening sound, but the lyrics are fantastic. Lines like ‘do you ever feel like you’re crazy? Do you ever feel like someone’s watching you?’ jumped out at me immediately, and it doesn’t take long before you find yourself singing along.
Manson Family Picnic are Arthur (charango, guitar, vocals), Aaron (guitar, accordion, vocals), Devlin (percussion, vocals), Jeffrey (violin, glockenspiel), Andrew (upright bass) and they play music that is catchy and youthful and whimsical and right up my alley. It couldn’t be more up there if it tried.
And it’s not just this track that does it for me. Head to their myspace to check out what I’m talking about. ‘Ten Dead Horses’ has slightly sinister overtones (that beat!) complete with that yearning violin sound that I go on about so much here. ‘Shit Diggers’ is wickedly chaotic with quirky lyrics and sweet tempo changes that make me smile every time.
Go check em out – they’re fantastic. Seriously.
The Mistakes – Manson Family Picnic
Hi there, I am new to blogging but have been a fan of your site for a while and was wondering if you could give me some advice on setting up music on my site. I love the look and feel of your mp3 players on your page. Can you steer me in the right direction on setting these up on my blog? I’d really appreciate it! Also, love the music of this band, what a name hey? I was also going to comment on Regina, she’s just an amazing artist and person. I flew to NYC to see her in January and we met and had a good chat after her concert. She is a sweetheart! Well, thanks for the music and appreciate hearing from you if you get time! Cheers, Indy x
That goes to show that people will pick anything for a band name these days.
“wickedly chaotic” pretty much sums them up – they’re a great bunch. They remind me a bit of the Lisps, except that the Mansons are even more chaotic somehow… Judging from their various MySpace pictures, they look like a lot of fun too.