Natural selection |
1. Mustard 2. Salt Mine 3. Aperock. Com 4. Middle of the World 5. No One (The Suburb Song) 6. T. Rex 7. Streets of the East Village 8. The Only One Who Loves You - 9. I'm Not Being Very Good to My Girl 10. Over in Scotland 11. Her Favorite Bra 12. Student Loan |
13. Good and Evil |
1. The Only One Who Loves You 2. Her Favorite Bra 3. It's Not Enough To Be In Love 4. Space Renegade 5. Winning 6. The Girl In The Laundromat 7. Other People's Tongues 8. Student Loan 9. (One Good Reason To) Shake Your Booty 10. I Just Want To Live 11. Don't Let Me Die Tonight 12. Alone On The Moon |
Love and advertising |
The Dan Emery Mystery Band |
The Dan Emery Mystery Band is a spoken-word/folk-rock act from New York City, based on the idea of expressing concerns of everyday life (love, student loans, rampant consumerism, French kissing, etc.) in a funny but revealing and thought provoking manner. The result is in the spirit of old-time folk artists such as Leadbelly or the Carter Family, but does not sound like "folk" music. Neither does it sound like the music on the radio. It does sound--and feel--unique, moving, fun and entertaining. Various newspapers and magazines have attempted to explain the band through comparisons to artists such as Jonathan |
Richman, Elliot Smith, Ani Difranco, The Dead Milkmen, and "Ben Folds Five collaborating with the Smiths." George Tabb of The New York Press wrote a typically baffled review: "It's sort of spoken-word/ rap Beckish-Arlo Guthrieish cool hip rock'n'funk. Sorta." He also gave it four stars. Dan Emery, the leader, singer, songwriter and guitarist, grew up on a farm in North Idaho before moving to New York City to play and teach guitar. As a regular at many open mics around the city, he mastered the art of attention grabbing hooks and showmanship. Later, while hosting a weekly music jam in an East Village nightclub, he began to gather a group of talented sidemen-- the Mystery Band. His main collaborator became piano and radio player Steve Espinola of Boston, who has also recorded with members of Phish, and played on bills with The Muffs, Pansy Division, The Magnetic Fields, and They Might Be Giants. The story behind their debut CD, Love and Advertising, is a testament to the music-- 119 fans collectively financed the recording, over 30 regional radio stations aired it and Singapore's Big O magazine selected it as a top 10 release of 1998. Meanwhile, the band toured relentlessly at colleges and clubs around the Northeast, picking up fans and repeat booking salong the way. Impressed by the group's growing following and Emery's songwriting, Brooklyn indie label Home Office Records signed the Mystery Band and released Natural Selection in June 2000. |