Everything’s A Business by Brian Lambert
Brian Lambert’s “Everything’s A Business” can be summarized as “short but sweet”. It’s a collection of six songs, of which only one is longer than 2:30 minutes. And in my opinion, this brevity works in the albums favor; the listener barely has time to figure out what a song is supposed to be about until the end of the runtime, making it feel like the individual tracks are floating into the next without any hard breaks. Brian describes his music as “garage rock“ with „art punk energy“, which is a pretty apt comparison,
I think. The guitar-heavy songs have a driving feel to them, giving them immediacy without sacrificing impact and playfulness. The production is similarly simple and warm, slightly fuzzy sounding, adding to the homemade, fun atmosphere.
Overall, this is a fun one. Everything sounds good, no song overstays it’s welcome and it sounds like the music you can imagine playing during a backyard party. With a little over 10 minutes of total runtime, it’s no big time investment either, so I fully recommend checking it out!
20 seconds into the first song, I pressed buy on this. The Krautrock/Bowery New York crossover of Can and Suicide had me in seconds, from the Jaki Liebezeit inspired drums to the Alan Vega cadence mixed with the guitars of Richard Hell and the Voidoids. Ok, ok, I’m probably imagining that. But, it did remind me of a compilation of punk and new wave that came out in the 80s, its emphasis being on New York.
Hell of a mix though, isn’t it?
This has absolutely no unnecessary extras, no fat on a turkey. It has all the drive and intention that is needed. It takes its ideas, lets them run as long as they need to and then is done.
It’s melodic, almost anthemic, and totally cool. It has simple arrangements, neat ideas tied together. Angular, anti guitar solo leads that feel off the cuff. And it sticks to its guns.
A definite recommendation.
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