| Billy Nayer Show, The / Bns Presents.. |
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| Album: | Bns Presents.. | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Billy Nayer Show, The | Added: | Nov 2010 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-06-27 | Pull Date: | 2014-08-29 |
| Week Ending: | Aug 31 | Aug 17 | Aug 10 | Jul 27 | Jul 20 | Jul 13 | Jul 6 | Jun 29 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 12, 2022: | Virtually Happy-Loose cut ends Glue | 4. | Aug 08, 2014: | Octagonal Banana James Gang | |
| 2. | Aug 24, 2014: | Pentagonal Banana Riding Horsese | 5. | Aug 03, 2014: | Pentagonal Banana James Gang | |
| 3. | Aug 14, 2014: | Binders Full of Sopranos James Gang | 6. | Jul 26, 2014: | Music Casserole James Gang |
| Album Review |
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| Eme O Reviewed 2014-06-26 | ||
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Pop/Rock. Ninth album from New York trio of lead singer/songwriter Cory McAbee, drummer Bobby Lurie, bassist Frank Swart. (They wrote/performed the soundtrack for “The American Astronaut,” a film starring Cory McAbee, one which I recommend you watch right away if you haven’t already.) Most songs slowish or mid-tempo. Some lyrics start with one line, oft-repeated, then offer some elaboration on the topic, or head off down tangent lane. Others tell a story. Weirdness level: Oingo Boingo. Honestly, I loved this album before I heard it. No FCCs detected. PLAY ANY (especially 8,9,12). ~eme o. 1. Henry Joe (2:14) Mid-slow head-nodding/walking/plodding carnival beat. Talking about folks. “This is the song about people I know, people like Henry Joe.” 2. Reno (2:56) Brief electronic weebles before mid-slow beat kicks in. Travelogue of sorts. “I have been to Reno.” 3. Wrong Highway (2:46) Slowish. A story that starts on the ground and spins out into the stars. “I went to work on the wrong highway.” 4. Snow Girl (2:07) Mid-tempo. “I’m gonna build a woman out of dirt and clay and snow.” Abrupt end. 5. Riding Horses (3:07) Slow to mid. Mystery-novel bass line (like exploring a vacant house, looking into corners and behind doors). The mystery: “Wait til ya see what he got ya.” 6. Glass Slippers (3:07) Slow, after-love ballad. Storytelling lyrics. Music like an update on 80s-era modern rock. (Shades of “Melt With You.”) 7. Glue (2:33) Fuzzy bouncy bass(?) line. Marching drum beat. Rock guitar line. “It’s only glue to make your dreams come true.” 8. Rainy Days (2:20) Mid-slow. Quietly screaming guitar line. “How many times can you walk through the house?” 9. Who Do You Sue? (3:38) Mid-slow. Kind of a funky wocka bass line. Triangles in the background. Opens out into an expansive sound near the end before fading to silence. 10. Two Flies (3:45) Up-beat start then slows. Ukelele(?). Speeds up again, wocka guitar, “ooh-ahh.” Relationship ended, badly. 11. He’s Flying (3:44) Slow. Sad song of envy and failure. “So I posted that I could fly too, but all I could do was stand on the roof shouting insults at all of you.” Ends ~4 secs early. 12. James Gang (3:03) Mid-tempo. Finger-snapping beat, tune about a Jesse James gang consisting of multiple Jesses. “All right, things are gettin’ messy, what do you think that we oughta do?” 13. Joe’s Hat (0:54) Jaunty ukelele tune about a regretfully workaholic hatmaker. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Henry Joe | 7. | Glue | |||
| 2. | Reno | 8. | Rainy Days | |||
| 3. | Wrong Highway | 9. | Who Do You Sue? | |||
| 4. | Snow Girl | 10. | Two Flies | |||
| 5. | Riding Horsese | 11. | He's Flying | |||
| 6. | Glass Slippers | 12. | James Gang | |||
| 13. | Joe's Hat | |||||