Friday, October 15, 2010
Music Addendums to the ABCs of CMJ: Allo Darlin'
Posted by Lauren Beck on Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 2:07 PM
Up first is Allo Darlin', who, to put it plainly, sound a lot like Camera Obscura. Featherweight female vocals, lace-collar quaintness, a pinch of country twang. Occasional ukulele. British. You have no idea how badly I wish we were an MP3 blog right now, so you could download the song "If Loneliness Was Art." There's a line that goes, "You've convinced me I'm pretty when I'm not," and it's absolutely heartbreaking, of Belle & Sebastian proportions. Then there's "Let's Go Swimming," with its whining steel guitars and faraway dreaminess, and the jaunty "Henry Rollins Don't Dance," where singer Elizabeth Morris daintily ticks off a list of punk-rock icons who aren't prone to getting their freak on — Fugazi, the Misfits, Bad Religion, etc. — before imagining what it would be like to bring Henry Rollins to a disco where he dances to ABBA. It's almost too adorable to handle.
They'll be playing an afternoon IMPOSE party at The Woods and an official CMJ showcase at Kenny's Castaways, both on October 21. Write it down on a Post-it.
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