“… somewhere between Arcade Fire's orchestral grandeur and baroque-pop leanings, Silver Jews' quirky folk-pop and the lyrical immediacy and intimacy of Bill Callahan. Barilla's singing is reminiscent of the lulling lower octaves and poetic phrasing of Stephen Merritt. The record's one true oddball, "The Year of the Drought," with its quirky blues scratch and vaguely unsettling spoken-word storytelling, would be perfectly at home in the Tom Waits songbook. Much like a ripe melon, Small Songs is heavy for its size.”
small songs by the Seximals, 2007. Buy the compact disc here, or download them for free here.*
*bass on 1, 3 and 5-8 performed by Chris Bakos. backup vocals by Bakos and Cathy Power.