A friend and I were discussing what we liked about the new bands
we're listening to these days. It would seem this
changes every couple of years for us. Certainly musicianship is
important, as is stage presence, and maybe even a bit of an
"attitude." This week's guests, Finer, have
all of those things. However, the thing that really draws me to their
music is what, for lack of a better word, we called "quirkiness" during
the interview. It's not that the music is weird or inaccessible by any
means (quite the contrary), but more
that their songs not only meld multiple, familiar styles and elements,
but also
that they turn them, not quite on their head, but at least a little
off-the straight-and-narrow to give them a unique, fresh feel.
Beyond the music, Finer, represented in this
interview by husband and wife team Stacy Basner and Ethan James, have
some interesting stories about nursing a car through life in the fast
lane, living in LA, and more than a few observations about the Midwest
music scene, all of which are surprisingly optimistic and upbeat --
another quirky approach for local musicians.
Finally, for those of you keeping score, it was not evasion, but
purely coincidental that I neglected to ask my standard question: What
is the song "Thorn in My Side" about? This will no doubt prove to
be the omission of the year. Sorry, I guess you guys will just have to
whip out your subtext dictionaries and work on that one as your
homework assignment.
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