 | Firs Man In Space (CD) |
Bio:
Joey Cook is a guy you want to know. He's humble, witty, kind. He wears sweatshirts with teddy bears on them and somehow makes it look cool. Kind of. He's also the vocalist and guitarist in critically acclaimed indie pop band, Pomegranates (Lujo Records). Whereas Joey's fashions sense may be questionable, his creativity certainly is not. The kid has more artistry in his pinky finger, than you do in your entire body. Sorry, dear reader, but it's true.
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On The Web:
www.myspace.com/lovefirs
www.lujorecords.com
www.myspace.com/lujorecords
Bio (Continued):
When you have this much talent, you need more than one outlet. For some musicians, it's art or film or playwriting. For Joey, it's another band and he calls that band Firs. Firs is comprised of himself and good friend, Sophia Cunningham. The Cincinnati dwellers got together in 2008 and have since penned a short self-titled EP as well as a longer EP, I Will Come Back As A Volcano.
These songs were created for the love of music -- Joey and Sophia are happy to just have a MySpace page and their songs available for people to hear. But when Lujo got wind of Firs music, they had bigger ideas. Although it took some convincing of Joey and Sophia that their music was in need of a larger audience, they agreed to release an album with Lujo. That album is called Man In Space.
Man In Space is an album teeming with raw energy. Whether up tempo or down, the songs, though similiar in construction to Pomegranates', put forth an honesty and originality all their own. It's a different voice than Pomegranates, too. It's a voice that's unabashedly avant-garde.
Lead track, "The Descent" is reminiscent of M83 and sprints out the gate like a horse that knows exactly what it's come to do: win. "Day At The Beach" is soft and subtle until the very end which crescendos into enough feedback to satiate Neil Young during his Arc era. "Destroyer of World" has a gutsy bass and rhythm section, with atmospheric vocals that call to mind The Cocteau Twins. "Always" rounds out the album and could easily fit in on the Lost In Translation soundtrack because of it's transcendental quality, next to artists like Squarepusher, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Air.
Man in Space is a tangible listen from beginning to end in spite of its dualities. Or maybe it's because of its dualities. It's intelligent without being pretentious, accessible without being overtly pop, charming without being sickly sweet, refined without being precocious. It's hit this desirable balance -- one that could only come from someone who reflects a similar duality as both humble man and disarming artist. Someone like Joey Cook.
Man In Space was written and recorded by Joey Cook (vocals, plays everything) and Sophia Cunningham (vocals). It was produced by Joey Cook and Chad Wahlbrink in Joey's attic bedroom in Cincinnati, Ohio and Chad Wahlbrink's basement in Northern Kentucky. Man In Space was mastered by TJ Lipple at Inner Ear Studio in Washington DC. Man In Space is available worldwide on August 4th via Lujo Records.
On The Web:
www.myspace.com/lovefirs
www.lujorecords.com
www.myspace.com/lujorecords