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FERGUS & GERONIMO - Funky Was The State Of Affairs

2012 (Hardly art)
avant-rock, post-punk
by Lorenzo Righetto
5.5

Armati di un facile giovanilismo (post-)punk Wire-iano (“Roman Tick”) e di un nomignolo da duo pupazzesco, Jason Kelly e Andrew Savage continuano a muoversi in quel limbo che tutti un po’ si aspettano da una band giovane e “sperimentale” come i Fergus & Geronimo.

Viaggi interstellari e l’Impero Romano, distopie e voci fuori campo, melodia e rumorismo appena divisi da un assolo di tromba (“Marky Move”, la title-track), incalzanti motorismi robotici (“No Parties”), screziati sottofondi soul (“Wiretapping Muzak II”).

Continua però a essere impalpabile e poco coraggiosa, per un gruppo che si professa fieramente sperimentale, la musica dei Fergus & Geronimo. Arrivederci alla prossima.

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14/08/2012

This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Lorenzo Righetto, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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Tracklist

  1. 1. Planet Earth Is Pregnant For The 5th Time
  2. 2. No Parties
  3. 3. The Strange One Speaketh
  4. 4. Roman Tick
  5. 5. "My Phone's Been Tapped, Baby"
  6. 6. Roman Nvmerals Wiretapping Muzak I
  7. 7. Spies
  8. 8. Earthling Men
  9. 9. The Uncanny Valley
  10. 10. Earthling Women
  11. 11. Drones
  12. 12. Wiretapping Muzak II
  13. 13. Off The Map
  14. 14. "The Roman Stuff Is Where It's At"
  15. 15. Marky Move
  16. 16. Funky Was The State Of Affairs

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