The Only Thing I Ever Wanted, Psapp

The first track, "Hi" is such a standout song. It hooks you to say, 'I like this band, this is a band that I like'
First track. ..
Possibly they should have elongated the title to something like 'good afternoon' or at the very least 'hello'. I'm saying they should ride that wave longer.
'Hi' is a great track.

Can you tell already that the rest of the album is so hard to live up to that it doesn't.

Maybe electronica isnt my thing... 'Hi' is the closest thing you can get to melodic pop on their tracks, and, truth be told, that's what I like.

Their sound reminds me of an organized kitchen. Pots and pans and buttons and switches, windchimes, claps, swishes - in harmony.

Check out their myspace singles. It's easy to like.
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Daniel Higgs at Southpaw

First time I saw Daniel Higgs perform was at The Glass House in Brooklyn. He played the jews harp and also played this radical distorted acoustic guitar. I dont even know if it produced notes. It made sound though. Glory sound.
He forgot that wicked guitar on Saturday, but he did get himself a girlfriend. So that's good. Higgs mostly played on his beautiful banjo and a few songs with his signature mouth harp. His girlfriend played the violin and sung backup voCals. They both shared duties on this drum with a string attached to it. Not sure of the name, but it seemed like one of the first instruments made by man.

So, If you don't know about him, Daniel Higgs is....
well, when I tell most people, I usually describe this.

Here is what I recorded from the show


He sings about pretty interesting topics such as wolves devouring carcasses and the world ending. The last show in The Glass House was much more "world is going to die" "armegeddon commeth" type. Maybe since he got a girlfriend, he lightened up a bit.



The headliners for the show were Brightblack Morning Light. Woah. Very cool stuff. Intense. Things built up then sloooowed down. Seemed like they were trying to mimic nights of passion. Too bad I went with a dude.


Daniel Higgs. He is very under the radar, but has a loyal following. If you have asthma and are deeply religious, I would not recommend this show. Otherwise, it's always a great experience more than just a show. Higgs.