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10 tracks | 33 minutes
Released Dec 2004
on Studio Brooklyn Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:23 Forkball lyrics BUY MP3 02:23 Forkball lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:23 Forkball
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:47 Pig 92 lyrics BUY MP3 03:47 Pig 92 lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:47 Pig 92
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:54 I'll Understand lyrics BUY MP3 02:54 I'll Understand lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:54 I'll Understand
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:40 Breathe Again lyrics BUY MP3 03:40 Breathe Again lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:40 Breathe Again
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:20 Sunshine Gun lyrics BUY MP3 03:20 Sunshine Gun lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:20 Sunshine Gun
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:01 Kingsize (version) lyrics BUY MP3 03:01 Kingsize (version) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:01 Kingsize (version)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:30 Cactus Luck lyrics BUY MP3 02:30 Cactus Luck lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:30 Cactus Luck
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:13 Useless lyrics BUY MP3 03:13 Useless lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:13 Useless
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:44 Too Many Pills lyrics BUY MP3 05:44 Too Many Pills lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:44 Too Many Pills
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:00 Pig 92 (radio edit) lyrics BUY MP3 03:00 Pig 92 (radio edit) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:00 Pig 92 (radio edit)
Gutsy power pop that doesn't take itself too seriously, but seriously rocks out.
Bio / Background
If you listen closely to Vinegar's music you might catch a hint of Barnum & Bailey or perhaps Cirque du Soleil. Like these established acts, Vinegar is dazzling, colorful, and well orchestrated. You can hear it in Francis' childlike voice and in their regular instrumental acrobatics. And when it's needed they're not afraid to breathe fire. Vinegar incorporated several traditional indie rock elements into their sound but with their flashy and complex arrangements it sounds like they ran off to join the circus.
Rock Fetish, Vinegar's debut album, builds on the circus rock tradition. It presents a parade of images that include sunshine guns, cowboy rides, and a host of strange animals led by your ringmaster, Jerry Springer. The variety is astounding. It mixes personal with aggressive songs and conventional with unconventional arrangements. There's even a surprise solo acoustic song, 'Useless', and the bittersweet semi-acoustic 'Breathe Again'.
↓ more ↓These contrast with the heavy instrumental fireworks of 'Pig 92' and 'Sunshine Gun'. The sequencing of the songs keeps the listener engaged all the way through starting with the stunning 'Forkball' and ending with the five and a half minute epic, 'Too Many Pills'. Each song is its own musical moment. But the variety is balanced with a consistent approach to melody and an edginess that keeps it all grounded and cohesive.
Vinegar is a quartet of experienced post-hipsters from Portland, OR. They have influences ranging from XTC and Ned's Atomic Dustbin to The Wipers and Foo Fighters. Over the course of 2004 they thoroughly beat the crap out of their songs, their instruments, and each other to create the self-recorded Rock Fetish.
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