Captain Dum Dum presents one of the most refreshing albums you'll hear in a while
Farzad Houshiarnejad is from another band, and I wouldn’t call Captain Dum Dum his “solo project”—it’s more of a non-self-important moniker he’s adopted for a sketchbook of recordings he’s been keeping since he was 18, he thinks; something of a playground. I immediately liked the four songs he’s posted on his myspace, and asked him for a copy of his “debut album”, which he’s calling Escargot. It’s a collection of eight songs, and I shouldn’t even be surprised that I really love it; not just because a lot of it is whacky and funny, which it is, but because it’s filled with quality stuff: great melodies and singing, thoughtful piano lines, distinct and fully-realized mood for each song, and there’s nothing here that rings of self-conscious prodding; everything has a great, natural flow and ends up being a record of a thoughtful and sincere exploration of music. (More music after the jump).
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