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Mostly Other People Do the Killing: Slippery Rock
By Track review of "Sayre""Sayre" musters an emphatic symbol of the musicians' playful ingenuity. With semblances of brawny, groove-based pop and a freewheeling gait, drummer Kevin Shea contrasts the horn players with sweeping rolls and darting accents as he seemingly disarms the underlying melodic hooks. He's a protagonist, and counters saxophonist Jon Irabagon's down and dirty solo. Customarily, MOPDtK flirts with the avant-garde spectrum during the bridge and spirals into parts unknown as well.
The quartet circles back around and redevelops the primary theme amid a tottering breakdown, with Irabagon rather bizarrely tossing in some Americana-like flute work for the coda. MOPDtK has gained a significant following for good reasons, decreeing the antithesis to modern mainstream post-kiddie bop malaise with a healing force that works like a charm.
Track Listing
Hearts Content; Can’t Tell Shipp from Shohola; Sayre; President Polk; Yo, Yeo, Yough; Dexter, Wayne and Mobley; Jersey Shore; Paul’s Journey to Opp; Is Granny Spry?.
Personnel
Mostly Other People Do the Killing
band / ensemble / orchestraPeter Evans: trumpet, piccolo trumpet; Jon Irabagon: alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone; Moppa Elliott: double bass; Kevin Shea: drums.
Album information
Title: Slippery Rock | Year Released: 2013 | Record Label: Hot Cup Records
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