Buh Ba Ba Ba by Shagg

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Acoustic | with Live-band Production

12 tracks | 47 minutes

Released May 2005
on Lunch Lady Records

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Pop/rock that gets a groove on. Two finalists in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and a CMJ editors' pick for the American Music Awards.

Editorial review

The accent's on the second syllable in the awful title of a remarkably good album. Shagg's melding of blues, jazz, rock, and funk elements is a winning combination, the piercing sax work of PJ Loughran making Buh Ba Ba Ba particularly recommended to Dave Matthews Band fans. Loughran's playing especially stands out on the patiently mid-tempo tracks "Peach" and "Just Ain't Enough." But it's "Shade of Melancholy," a smoggy-jazz whole-group effort, that is the album's must-hear track. Its smoky vocals and uplifting vibe suggest a close affinity with Ben Harper at his best. On the remainder of the album, several individual performances stand out: guitarist Michael Preston offers the same smartly restrained melodic backing as he did in his work with fellow N.Y.C. band Mimi Ferocious, saxophonist Loughran lends many tracks just the right balance of smoothness and tartness, and guest player Mike Brown enlivens the closing ballad "City in the Sky" with a gorgeous flute solo. Vocalist Aaron Mitchell, though, is clearly the centerpiece of this record: he comes at notes from unexpected angles, delivering hits like a sneaky boxer, sometimes overly melismatic in his emoting but always disarmingly soulful. Buh Ba Ba Ba peters out in its second half with a few filler tracks, but its musicianship is tasteful and tight, and the songs that click are a seamless and highly recommended soul-rock m?lange. ~ Joseph McCombs, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

BUH BA BA BA is the first full-length recording from Shagg, a band originally formed in Brooklyn in 1997. Shagg's award-winning songs combine catchy pop/rock with a 1970s funk and soul aesthetic -- think Al Green fronting the Dave Matthews Band.

Shagg started humbly with apartment jams and coffeehouse performances. As the band added members and acquired new fans, their writing evolved from folksy, roots-based songs to full-blown compositions borrowing liberally from jazz, funk, soul, and world music. (The song "Between Words" dates back to those early jams.)

The band recorded their first demo in early 2000 with producer Stephen Shirk (Marc Ribot y los Cubanos Postizos, Michael Maxwell), who was eager to bring a little studio magic to Shagg's homegrown sound. Those sessions resulted in the Peach EP, featuring "Shade of Melancholy" and "Just Ain't Enough," both finalists in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest that year.