33. NEW ANIMAL "NIGHTMARES OF CANDY YANG & THE BLACK ITALIAN"

here is a great track i stumbled upon recently et have been meaning to post about, Nightmares of Candy Yang & The Black Italian from Atlanta indie pop duo New Animal {Kris Hermstad & Derek Burdette} from their debut self-titled album "New Animal" (2011).

Nightmares of Candy Yang is a cathartic lo-fi 'beatnik' pop song, a remedy for the forlorn, what better way to get over a girl than to beat away on a drum et bellow out all your pent up, broken-hearted thoughts et feelings. Hermstad et Burdette manage to turn dejection et despair into a jaunty, euphoric happening, with shades of Brian Wilson. playing off firmly established pop song clichés, they add their own personal insights into the mix, there are some wonderfully depraved et candid lyrics that capture the sense of emptiness et desperation that comes in the aftermath of a failed relationship:

"I can't breathe / I can't sleep / I can't eat / I can't beat / off / 

because I'm thinking of you / and I love to / 

make me wanna cry with a dick in my hand / and I don't want to ..."

 
a stripped back plastic drum beat pounds out zealously, rattling percussion jangles away, with a distant guitar picking out a tinny melancholy melody, a fuzzed out, growling bassline rumbles away, before the wailing, distorted et clipped vocals kick in, chanting out anguished, lovelorn lyrics, complemented by reverb heavy Beach Boy-esque vocal harmonies, that eventually give way to lovesick howls at the end of the song. a harmonium tops things off, whirring away mournfully on the choruses et outro.

New Animal's DIY, lo-fi pop stylistic approach evokes the raw, spontaneous charm of Beat Happening, The Microphones et The Fugs. Nightmares of Candy Yang & The Black Italian is the perfect karaoke anthem for all the jilted et distraught lovers out there.


MP3: Nightmares of Candy Yang & The Black Italian

i recommend getting a hold of this great album, you can download the entire album for free from New Animal's official site here.

you can check out New Animal here: lastfm | bandcamp | newanimal