Strangetown
Wolf Kidult Man
Cowboy George
50 Year Old Man
Funnel of Love
Bury
Reformation
Latch Key Kid
NOTES
Strangetown released on the Slippy Floor Single.
Of necessity a foreshortened gig due to number of groups on at the event. Strangetown” returns after a long absence and we get the premiere of new song “Cowboy George” which is a lengthy fast tempo surf guitar work-out with bubbling drums and a descending Dick Dale/Link Wray derived melody line. EPs (now) trade mark synth squiggles circulating over the mix adding a unique feel to the piece. MESs impressionistic lyrics are hard to decipher at this point. There is an extended slow coda with guttural synth, stuttering guitar, and some lengthy poetic abandon including for example the gnomic “he could not grasp the waviness of his arms” which morphs into “50 Year Old Man”. “Bury” has now developed into an effortless swinging piece – somewhat in the style of “Ride Away” but with far more dynamic effect. MES narrates and mostly repeats from “I’m not from Bury” which implies the tune is about the market town north of Manchester. Again the lyrics are mostly unintelligible but I think I grasp the words “Kings of Spain” “architecture” and some repeated comments on things being on elbows. Not sure if this refers to the group Elbow who are from Bury?