So. Much. Stuff.
I'm using the holiday to go through my various inboxes, timelines, feeds, whatever to try and make a dent in all of the music that's been coming in here. It's great to have such a wealth of material to sift through, but -- big secret revealed -- I'm incredibly disorganized. I don't really have a system for getting to all of it. I'll probably have another post or two for you today. I've got a few ideas brewing. But let's start with something really recent. Because, why not?
"Maeby Funk is here to bring magic to your earholes."
That's the statement in the New Jersey band's "Short Description" section on Facebook.
You know what? They do a pretty good job. I'm not generally a big fan of or an expert on things electronic, but the sounds produced by Maeby Funk on their self-titled EP -- the intertwining vocals, infectious melodies, and some (yeah) funky beats -- get into your earholes and work some magic on your brain.
Opener "Bad Reception" illustrates all of that pretty well. The "ba da la las" of Krissy Lassiter and Anna Maynard swirl around some boppy (Yeah. I said "boppy.") synths, and it's hard to keep yourself from bopping along.
"Markus" opens with just acoustic guitar and eventually blends a retro chanteuse-y feel with some modern instrumentation à la Lily Allen (I get a similar overall feel from the sound and subject matter of "I Fell X-Ray."). Markus is a pragmatist, a realist; and Maeby Funk try to convince him that a little romance can be a good thing.
"In Defense Of Modern Art" fits a lot of lyrics into its 2-minute runtime. They're pretty clever ones, too, suggesting that someone who spends more time criticizing the work of others than tending to their own life and the people in it may be -- I don't know -- kind of a dick. "So who's the worthy one here?"
Maeby Funk extol the joys of non-conformity on "The Inside Out Crowd." "Why choose a path when you can make one that leads to wherever you want?" It kind of feels like that's where they've been coming from all along on this record.
The whole EP is slightly, I don't know, nerdy (in a good way) and a lot of fun. To me, it's like dance music for the kind of people who love dancing alone or with their best friend in their bedroom maybe even more than they love dancing at some crowded party.
Maeby Funk recorded the EP right in Red Bank ("Hip City." Is that still a thing?) with Adam Vaccarelli. Band member Matt Cidoni produced.
Maeby Funk came out on Valentine's Day and is available to stream / purchase over at Maeby Funk's Bandcamp page.
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