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Straight Jacket Escapes by J. Ted Potter
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20 tracks | 73 minutes
Released Jun 2003
on J. Ted Potter
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Eclectic smart-pop with folk, electronica, and a little ska & punk influences thrown in. Strong melodies and witty, literate lyrics overtop everything from soulful acoustic guitar to lush epics. And stuff.
Bio / Background
The coolest radio station I've ever heard is WBER out of Rochester, NY. I guess they're a kind of rarity in the U.S., since they play a very eclectic but inspiring and extremely listenable mix of alterna-acoustic, electronic, power-pop, and rap-metal, along with the more obscure & tasty nuggets from the 80's.
I think I've been listening so long, they've altered my DNA or something, since Straightjacket Escapes is a slightly mellowed version of that eclectic mix. It's like a music smoothie, blended with love for you to ensure you get your full-day's supply of Crowded House, Ben Folds, and Barenaked Ladies, with acoustic guitar flavor crystals thrown in for good measure. My boss said to me "I haven't heard that many keyboards since the 70's". Refreshing concept, isn't it?
If you don't go away humming the tune to 3 or 4 of these tunes, while still going either "huh?" or "nifty!" over the lyrics, well then, my friend, I'm simply not doing my job.
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