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Perry Serpa and his band the Sharp Things craft a grandiose pop vibe -- part Scott Walker, part Elvis Costello -- on their debut, Here Comes the Sharp Things. Like Walker, Serpa's vocals are deep and grandiose, and his songwriting ranges from the Dylanesque "Boy's Club," to the straight-out-of-the-Bacharach-songbook "Vacationing." Serpa's influences make him the perfect American counterpart to Neil Hannon of England's the Divine Comedy, and the Sharp Things debut plays nicely as a companion to the Divine Comedy's Promenade. Less dark than Mercury Rev, less unhinged than the Flaming Lips, the Sharp Things' straightforward bombast sounds strange when compared to their contemporaries, but this record would have gone over big in the late '60s -- remember, Scott Walker's fan club at one point had more members than the Beatles' did. Still, beautifully arranged pop-folk, like the soaring, Bowie-esque "Lies About You and I," is timeless, and true fans of the genre will find this obscure gem and simply wear their copy out by playing it constantly.
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| 01. |  |
I Will Always Be Swimming In This Sea |
4:22 |
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| 02. | |
Boys Club |
3:39 |
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| 03. | |
Vacationing |
6:35 |
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| 04. | |
Right |
3:14 |
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| 05. | |
Demon Of Love |
5:08 |
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| 06. | |
Lies About You And I |
6:02 |
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| 07. | |
Precious |
4:57 |
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| 08. | |
Lament/A Million Things |
6:17 |
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| 09. | |
It Took Forever To Get Home Tonight |
5:20 |
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| 10. | |
Lonesome For The Man |
4:39 |
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| 11. | |
Missing The Daze |
3:13 |
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11 Total Tracks, 53:26 Total Length
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Credits
- Jim Santo - Guitar // Jim Santo - Vocals (Background) // Jim Santo - Producer // Jim Santo - Mixing // Al Houghton - Engineer // Perry Serpa - Guitar (Acoustic) // Perry Serpa - Piano // Perry Serpa - Vocals // Perry Serpa - Producer // Perry Serpa - Mixing // Oscar Wilde - Author // Janet Treadaway - Bass // Janet Treadaway - Vocals (Background) // Paul Andrew - ? // John Hancock - Mastering // Mike "Sport" Murphy - Penny Whistle // Mike "Sport" Murphy - Lu-sheng // Charles Waters - ? // John Dunbar - Organ // Ken Heitmuller - Mastering // The Sharp Things - Producer // Dawn Hui - Violin // Erica Maeyama - Organ // Erica Maeyama - Piano // Aisha Cohen - Viola // Aisha Cohen - Vocals (Background) // Janis Shen - Violin // Nate Wooley - ? // Brian McWhorter - Trumpet // Brian McWhorter - Flugelhorn // Steven Gonzalez - Percussion // Steven Gonzalez - Drums // Steven Gonzalez - Mixing // Michelle Caputo - Guitar (Acoustic) // Michelle Caputo - Guitar (Electric)
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