Sunday Morning Coffee:: Extra Happy Ghosts!!!

It's Sunday and I'm about to head out for a long run. Pretty standard fair around these parts, but when I was making my play list for the 10K jaunt I was completely baffled by one of the songs in the ole "to review" folder. Truth be told, I only clicked on it because it had MASH-UP in the title and I was shocked because me and mash-ups stay away from each other like Chris Brown and Rhianna.

Luckily, Extra Happy Ghosts!!! - aka Matthew Swan of Hot Little Rocket - is not your standard lo-fi artist. While other tracks on the How The Beach Boys Sound To Those With No FeelingsEP rely on the classic echoes, drone and fuzz you expect from artists recording on inexpensive gear in apartments studios, Mash-Up: Neither Being Nor Nothingness shows what he can do when he finds a catchy melody and runs with it.

Really, the song is one of those creations where the output is so much more than the sum of the parts. The sounds grab you instantly, but when the organ and supremely catchy do-do-do's he adds on the chorus kick in, I challenge you to try to turn off the track without hitting repeat.

MP3:: Extra Happy Ghost - Mash-Up Neither Being Nor Nothingness
MYSPACE:: http://www.myspace.com/extrahappyghost

Labels: Canada, Music, Sunday Morning