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This is a review that was written by Tom Laskin in the Isthmus in an article called Local Color which you will find at: http://www.isthmus.com/going-out/music/news/managedit.php?intmusicnewsid=27 One of Madison's most enduring characters, Art Paul Schlosser has made a name for himself around the country with a steady stream of idiosyncratic songs that mix surrealistic imagery and his Christian beliefs with banal descriptions of his day-to-day life. On his latest offering, Reinventing Myself, he shifts from guitar to keyboard, thus bringing old subjects (like his hygiene-conscious cat) and new ones (like peanut butter sandwiches and the surfeit of pop stars in the current marketplace) a modern edge. Sound kind of cute and kind of weird? It is. But that doesn't mean Art Paul is some kind of freak. Although he's very different from the usual self-involved singer/songwriter, he isn't without talent. Not only do Reinventing Myself's 37 tracks form a strangely coherent outline of Schlosser's universe, they also challenge the notion that primitivist players have to be from the back country. And while his vocals are loopy and his melodies jerk to a conclusion without warning, it's plain that Art Paul has perfected the difficult art of being himself. Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if some bicoastal ironist plucks him out of obscurity one of these days. Track List: 1. Reinventing Myself 2. Hi-Low 3. The Traffic's Really Bad Here 4. Purple Bananas On The Moon 5. My Cat Was taking A Bath 6. They're Coming To Get You 7. Is That Linda ? 8. Intro to: Keep Going 9. Keep Going 10. Bless The Lord Always 11. Intro to: I'm Not Living For My Funeral 12. I'm Not Living For My Funeral 13. The Whispering Song 14. Have A Peanut Butter Sandwich 15. Tail Tale 16. I Want A Date With The Menards Lady 17. Intro To:Why Should The Poor Always Play Free 18. Why Should The Poor Always Play Free 19. I Can't Breath No More 20. Smokin Blues 21. My Horse Only Came In Show 22. John Chapter 8 23. Church Bell Lametation No.1 24. W.W.J.D. 25. Pink Pants 26. I Ate The Poppin Fresh Doughboy 27. A Dream Come True 28. I Don't Want To Find Waldo 29. The One Chord Song 30. In The Cheap Rent District 31. Boy friend's Mean 32. Christian-Kristine 33. I Like My Mother 34. Maybe You Think I'm Weird 35. My Grace Is Suffient For You 36. I Want To Be Madonna ? 37. Hey Let's Talk Suggested CDs:Other Genres: |