Professor Murder EP
Professor Murder Rides the Subway
(Kanine)
Hey y'all, who else remembers Whirlwind Heat's Flamingo Honey EP (or mini-album, depending on whose word you take) from 2004? The record consisted of ten one-minute songs. There were some which you were relieved lasted for only a minute, some which made you shake your fist and yell at the clouds for just two more minutes, and some that probably made you think, "man, if only Liars had done this song instead." Well, for those of you who are thoroughly nodding and agreeing with this nostalgic trip down memory lane, then you'd best run to the record store and buy the debut EP by Professor Murder, Professor Murder Rides the Subway.
Professor Murder... is a dancefloor flurry that could inspire nuns to make rosaries out of minature cowbells, force that four-eyed accountant down the hall to electric slide, and inspire a groove session of beer bottles, trash cans, and subway tokens. The EP begins with the Pitchfork-adored "Champion," and while I make it a habit to roll my eyes at almost everything that unfortunate magazine snarks from on high (I like snarkiness a lot, but does anyone truly like hyper-literate snarkiness dealt from the lost temples of music snobbery? You tell me.), I have to agree with their take on the opening track, only without all of the requisite complaints. "Champion" is the indie dance floor track of 2006. Any club that fancies itself a hipster hangout will play Champion. And if not, they are pussies.
But wait, wait, wait, don't turn off Professor Murder just yet. Just listen to "Mountain," which begins to take the listener straight toward a dancefloor freak-out, but instead builds into a darlingly mindness chant. "Mountain" is the biggest tease of a song I've heard in a long time; we should be getting something loud and raucous, but instead they break us down with a robot voice from the school of Beck Hansen, and throw us for a loop with how damn melodic the whole shebang is. Yes, darlings, I did just say "shebang." And I should be as furious as a kid whose mother keeps promising ice cream with extra whipped cream for doing the chores after listening to "Mountain," yet Professor Murder's casual manipulation of the listener makes the record more exciting. I want to listen to them even more for denying my expectations.
While "Pedigree" - with its whopping 22-second running length - as well as "Cameron's New Color (Pt. 3)" and "Free Stress Test" aren't as completely exciting as "Champion" or "Mountain," they are still immensely catchy and invigorating songs. It's like going back to the good old days of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, when all of the EPs were blowing people's minds and they were the trendiest kids on the block. Professor Murder deserves all of that critical acclaim as well (and hopefully, for once, they'll be able to dodge the inevitable indie tsunami of backlash); they've made an EP which dives deep into some of the trendiest sounds of the beginning of this decade and comes up with a treasure chest full of diamond cowbells. Welcome to the surface, Professor Murder. Long may you rock.
Official Site
Buy It on Amazon
See Also: Professor Murder's cousin on his mother's side.
(Kanine)
Hey y'all, who else remembers Whirlwind Heat's Flamingo Honey EP (or mini-album, depending on whose word you take) from 2004? The record consisted of ten one-minute songs. There were some which you were relieved lasted for only a minute, some which made you shake your fist and yell at the clouds for just two more minutes, and some that probably made you think, "man, if only Liars had done this song instead." Well, for those of you who are thoroughly nodding and agreeing with this nostalgic trip down memory lane, then you'd best run to the record store and buy the debut EP by Professor Murder, Professor Murder Rides the Subway.Professor Murder... is a dancefloor flurry that could inspire nuns to make rosaries out of minature cowbells, force that four-eyed accountant down the hall to electric slide, and inspire a groove session of beer bottles, trash cans, and subway tokens. The EP begins with the Pitchfork-adored "Champion," and while I make it a habit to roll my eyes at almost everything that unfortunate magazine snarks from on high (I like snarkiness a lot, but does anyone truly like hyper-literate snarkiness dealt from the lost temples of music snobbery? You tell me.), I have to agree with their take on the opening track, only without all of the requisite complaints. "Champion" is the indie dance floor track of 2006. Any club that fancies itself a hipster hangout will play Champion. And if not, they are pussies.
But wait, wait, wait, don't turn off Professor Murder just yet. Just listen to "Mountain," which begins to take the listener straight toward a dancefloor freak-out, but instead builds into a darlingly mindness chant. "Mountain" is the biggest tease of a song I've heard in a long time; we should be getting something loud and raucous, but instead they break us down with a robot voice from the school of Beck Hansen, and throw us for a loop with how damn melodic the whole shebang is. Yes, darlings, I did just say "shebang." And I should be as furious as a kid whose mother keeps promising ice cream with extra whipped cream for doing the chores after listening to "Mountain," yet Professor Murder's casual manipulation of the listener makes the record more exciting. I want to listen to them even more for denying my expectations.
While "Pedigree" - with its whopping 22-second running length - as well as "Cameron's New Color (Pt. 3)" and "Free Stress Test" aren't as completely exciting as "Champion" or "Mountain," they are still immensely catchy and invigorating songs. It's like going back to the good old days of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, when all of the EPs were blowing people's minds and they were the trendiest kids on the block. Professor Murder deserves all of that critical acclaim as well (and hopefully, for once, they'll be able to dodge the inevitable indie tsunami of backlash); they've made an EP which dives deep into some of the trendiest sounds of the beginning of this decade and comes up with a treasure chest full of diamond cowbells. Welcome to the surface, Professor Murder. Long may you rock.
Official Site
Buy It on Amazon
See Also: Professor Murder's cousin on his mother's side.
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