Bright Lights, Fun City by Judi Chicago (CD, 2010) Atlanta Indie Rock Group/New!

Description: Judi Chicago's second coming, Bright Lights, Fun City, sidesteps the primitive, sample-laced house mutations of the group's 2008 debut, X 1,000,000, mashing up tongue-in-cheek Dada pop stylings with obtuse songwriting. Under the direction of producer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, the Constellations), long-standing duo Ben Coleman (voice, guitar, keyboards) and Travis Thatcher (voice, sax, knobs) along with their latest addition, drummer James Joyce craft a catchy and complex dance floor soundtrack. We wanted to explore what we knew we could do as musicians, producers and songwriters, says Coleman. Working with Ben Allen encouraged us to experiment with more overt pop structures and melody, which we'd previously eschewed in favor of dirt and enthusiasm. By Samantha Parvin In the spirit of true Atlanta indie rock, Judi Chicago’s second full-length album exudes an air of spooky, with funky keyboard and synth accents and a “mwa ha ha” kind of Dracula-esque vocal tone. These three multi-instrumentalists, Travis Thacker – AKA Baron Saturday – James Joyce and Ben Coleman, create a sort of bad-boy dance techno meets good ole’ rock ‘n’ roll, and fit seamlessly with other Atlanta power groups like The Constellations and The Judies (who have also earned great success recently, both in the form of record label contracts). The debut track, “Fun City,” is effortlessly fun itself and pays homage to a place where these rocksters proclaim they “broke free/We formed a committee/And we’re stamping our name on the face of Fun City” (we can only hope Fun City is the alias for a place that begins with “A” and ends with “tlanta”). The trio must be highly motivated by food because the track list on this album makes me hungry. “Burger Hole” is a funky song that declares, “The streetlights country fry my soul/Stick it in your burger hole”; techno-rrific “Coldcuts” sings “I’m hungry, yeah, I’m hungry/Are you hungry?” and I can’t help but think well, come to think of it, yes, yes I am! Atlanta-based producer Ben Allen’s influence is evident on Bright Lights, Fun City, as his most-acclaimed projects include Gnarls Barkley’s St. Elsewhere, Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, and tracks with Atlanta’s own The Constellations. The off-beat, general weirdness in Allen’s music provides a refreshing element of art, versus a strictly music-for-the-sake-of-fame-and-money so prominent in recent musical ventures. It’s damn good for shakin’ a leg or two as well. Track Listings: 1. Fun City 2. Burger Hole 3. Coldcuts 4. Bad Spell 5. Skellington 6. Universal Butter 7. Technicolour, Silver, Chrome & Chicken Bone 8. We R the Weekend 9. 303BC 10. Pop Up Widow 11. Bullet 12. Degenerate Son 13. Mad Ape Combined shipping discount on all items unless otherwise noted. Just use the add to cart option and proceed to checkout when done. Please note that the Buy It Now button voids the discount. See the shipping link for more shipping options.

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