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- Date Released: October 24, 2006
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: Children's
- Label: Bloodshot Records
Jon Langford and company's excellent children's record.
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We Say...
Every parent knows the tipping point between good and bad behavior: the darling angel at the table morphs into a spaghetti-smearing monster, the "independent thinker" transforms into a tantrum-hurling terror. Wee Hairy Beasties, Jon Langford's id-combo, stomps all over that fine line with big, muddy feet. Manic, anarchic and goosing the gods of good taste, Animal Crackers draws on country, blues and pre-war swing to concoct songs that mostly serve no higher purpose than silliness. "I'm an A.N.T." spoofs Muddy Waters' "I'm a Man"; "Glow Worm" speeds up girl-singer harmonies courtesy of Sally Timms and Kelly Hogan into a surrealistic take on the Andrews Sisters. "Ragtime Duck" is kazoo mayhem. "I've got a newt called Tiny," Langford crows in one 15-second masterpiece. "I call him Tiny because he's my newt." Timms's "Toenail Moon" would qualify as a pretty lullaby if the title image weren't vaguely disgusting. Isn't winding up kids something to be avoided, rather than encouraged? Langford's troupe takes rock & roll's edict of bugging parents to a new, literal level.
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They Say...
No one has ever accused the Mekons of being an especially "family friendly" ensemble, but two longtime members of the Leftist Punk Band That Refuses To Die -- guitarist and singer Jon Langford and vocalist Sally Timms -- have decided to take a stab at the children's music market, and the result is an unexpected delight. As the Wee Hairy Beasties, Langford and Timms team up with alt country chanteuse Kelly Hogan and the rollicking acoustic trio Devil in a Woodpile, and on Animal Crackers they've cooked up 14 tunes lively enough to please even the most fidgety youngster, and which are also witty, swinging and guaranteed to make the grown-ups in the room tap their toes. Most of the numbers deal with curious critters of one kind or another -- ants with attitude, dancing turtles, flies feasting on breakfast cereal and ducks with a taste for trad jazz -- and the wordplay is silly enough to make children giggle, but smart enough to still appeal to the more mature listener (especially the parade of clichés on "Animal Crackers," the Muddy Waters lift on "I'm an A.N.T." and the playfully ethereal "Toenail Moon"), though some parents may find themselves at a loss to explain the convoluted story of "Cyril the Karaoke Squirrel." All the musicians on board brought their A Game for these sessions, with Devil in a Woodpile picking up a storm (especially Joel Paterson on guitar and lap steel) and Timms and Hogan making the most of their frankly wonderful voices; even veteran troublemaker Langford proves to be a charming and gregarious frontman in this context. With Animal Crackers, the Wee Hairy Beasties threaten to turn your kids into the youngest alt country/roots music fans on the block, and chances are good you won't mind one bit -- you might even join them.
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| 01. |  |
Wee Hairy Beasties |
3:02 |
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| 02. | |
Flies On My Taters |
1:41 |
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| 03. | |
Animal Crackers |
2:09 |
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| 04. | |
Ragtime Duck |
2:12 |
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| 05. | |
Housefly Blues |
3:10 |
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| 06. |
A Newt Called Tiny |
0:18 |
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| 07. | |
I'm An Ant |
2:42 |
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| 08. | |
Road Safety Song |
2:01 |
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| 09. | |
Cuttlefish Bone |
2:49 |
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| 10. | |
Glow Worm |
1:10 |
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| 11. | |
Buzz Buzz Buzz |
1:51 |
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| 12. | |
Cyril The Karaoke Squirrel |
4:45 |
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| 13. | |
Toenail Moon |
3:57 |
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| 14. | |
Lightnin' The Turtle |
1:38 |
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| 15. |
Wee Hairy Beasties (Reprise) |
0:28 |
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15 Total Tracks, 33:53 Total Length
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Credits
- Kelly Hogan - Vocals // Kelly Hogan - Vocals // Sheila Sachs - Design // Joel Paterson - Guitar // Joel Paterson - Drums // Joel Paterson - Kazoo // Joel Paterson - Vocals // Joel Paterson - Lap Steel Guitar // Rick "Cookin'" Sherry - Clarinet // Rick "Cookin'" Sherry - Harmonica // Rick "Cookin'" Sherry - Drums // Rick "Cookin'" Sherry - Kazoo // Rick "Cookin'" Sherry - Vocals // Rick "Cookin'" Sherry - Washboard // Rick "Cookin'" Sherry - Jug // Jimmy Langford - Video Director // Ryan Neuschafer - Engineer // Ryan Neuschafer - Mixing // Wee Hairy Beasties - Arranger // Wee Hairy Beasties - Producer // Ava - Vocals // Jon Langford "Cyril The Karaoke Squirrel" - Guitar (Acoustic) // Jon Langford "Cyril The Karaoke Squirrel" - Percussion // Jon Langford "Cyril The Karaoke Squirrel" - Vocals // Sophie - Vocals // Sally Timms "Monkey Double Dippey" - Drums // Sally Timms "Monkey Double Dippey" - Video Editor // Sally Timms "Monkey Double Dippey" - Video Director
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