Parallax.

Oh Baby.

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Something About You.

This Is My Job!

Poison Tastes Like Pizza And Chocolate.

If you woke up with an aching stomach and a mountain of left over candy wrappers on your floor, then you woke up like I did this morning. But if you are looking for remedy for your Halloween hangover then look no further then The Beet's new record! I mean it says it right on the cover: "13 songs about letting the poison out of your system." This is the 2nd LP of the year for New York's finest. But this merry go round is a bit different. For one, You can actually make out what lead singer Juan Wauters says!Of course his "broken English" is still hard to comprehend at times but it simply adds to the mystique of the group. The recording sounds far superior to the previous efforts. Far cleaner, and sleek. For example the single "Doing as I do" is almost unrecognizable of The Beets. It is only until you hear more of Juan's trademark echoes and guitar plucking until you figure it out. The other change on this record, is the addition of drummer/ singer Chie Mori. The addition of a female voice to the normal boys club adds an unusual but refreshing spin to the common sound. Her background yelps also in a form of a broken English adds a different dimension.The whole album I thought it sounded more like The Turtles then The Ramones. Which I know is an insult to the group but it works really well here. Sure you can not say it is miles better then there last release, but it is an improvement.  An improvement from two solid albums is means to a great collection of songs. I want to point out that the songs here, are mostly singles from Juan's solo catalog. But the new ones here are by far the best Juan, and the group ever produced. The lead off track "You don't want kids to be dead" is amazingly great song about individualism. It can easily be played during a D,A,R,E assembly and the kids would love it. Also to include the "I think I might have built a horse" was something that immediately made me smile. It is in fact the first song ive heard of theirs, and is still one of my fvorites. If you are looking for something to take away that post-Halloween gloom, Pick up some Beets. Amazing art work, fantastic songs, and a handful of life lessons that you can actually take to heart.

Recommended Songs:

Now I live

Think I might have built a horse

Let clock work.