Out Hud -‎ Street Dad - CD Preowned 2002 Kranky

Out Hud could be described a number of ways in indie-speak, such as "What Tortoise might sound like if their avant-garde jazz and minimalism fixations were replaced by oddball disco and post-punk." Or maybe "Chamber post-punk that shares nothing in common with the Meters-mimic of 5ive Style and the Beastie Boys." Crazier yet, people who caught all the references in LCD Soundsystem's "Losing My Edge" might use a phrase like "This Heat meets Arthur Russell." Despite these comparisons and anti-comparisons, Out Hud is unique, and not just in the indie sense. An instrumental unit who could get by on their nimble, intricate rhythms alone, they adorn their brisk machine-drum patterns and low-slung basslines with a wide variety of instrumentation. Spirals of guitar; patters of bongos, drawn-out notes, and percussive jabs of cello; and waves of keyboards -- both textural and confrontational -- drift in and out of a jumble that often thrives on dub production techniques (reverb, echoing snares, unexpected surges of sound). Track Listings 1 Story of the Whole Thing 2 Dad, There's a Little Phrase Called Too Much Information 3 This Bum's Paid 4 Hair Dude, You're Stepping on My Mystique 5 The L Train Is a Swell Train and I Don't Want to Hear You Indies Complain 6 "My Two Nads" (Dad Reprise) Product information Original Release Date 2007 Label Kranky Number of discs 1