Bonedome

"Thinktankubator is [Allan Hayslip’s] first venture into frontman/sole-writer territory, and it’s a stunning surprise… Moody, quirky, melodic-but-aggressive pop rock is the order of the day here – the kind of thing an XTC fan might have dreamt up… It’s hard to say which antecedent the vocal blend here reminds me of mor...e: Chad Rueffer in Spot, David Bowie on Lodger, or maybe the Psychedelic Furs' Richard Butler. Whatevah, it's a win… Records like thisun only come along every few years or so, and when they do, they're always welcome." -- Ken Shimamoto (The Stash Dauber blog).

**blush**

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Tom B. was describing Thinktankubator to his friend Chris H. the other night. Tom, drunk, said "it sounds like Jellyfish meets Queens Of The Stone Age." I was floored by the QOTSA reference, & I don't immediately recognize the comparison. I listened to some clips of Jellyfish--I'm flattered again. Still mystified, but ...not so much that I'm willing to risk disabusing him of the delusion. Thanks Tom.Read More

"[The] production is ideal for the material, warm but with a definite density and hard edge. …it really rocks from the first down beat. I like the off-kilter rhythm guitar work, that (at times) gets textural without becoming too emo. [Allan has] a great rock voice and the multitracking and harmonies are well suited for... it, all very natural in a world where I hear singers straining to become larger than life, or more rock-n-roll that they really are." - Philip Naude, musician, artist, producer at The Public Theater

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“...filled with tight, well-orchestrated songs that highlight Hayslip’s song-writing ability and his Peter Murphy inspired vocals...certainly worth a listen, especially if you’re driving away from your lover’s home for the last time ever, gripping the steering wheel white-knuckled tight, all gacked up on anger and betr...ayal, and looking for something to say.” = Dan Elkin (poet, educator, bloggist)

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