A.M. Overcast - Shepherd Moon (2011)

It should be noted right off the bat that if someone told me Rob Crow was involved with this that I wouldn't be at all surprised. Thats high praise in my book by the way. Alexander Litinsky takes that style of Math Pop as a framework for his own frenetic solo work and amps up the time changes and catchy vox. Boy Girl harmonies? yes please! Handclaps in multiple songs? MORE SIR MORE! For the style it doesn't get any better for goodness sake. There is just not enough of this kind of jazzed up complex pop going on today (as of writting this I've made it through 4 runs. not counting the album before this one ;) If you need a change up of the same old same old then this will spearmint your music bad breath into next year... or something.

Shepherd Moon (2011)

Pinback

As I posted Other Men a couple days ago I really didn't think it was fair to not have Rob Crow's most well known project Pinback. Along with Crow we also have Zach Smith of Three Mile Pilot fame. There is some amazingly catchy indie pop rock going on here. But this isn't your Belle and Sebastion hug a sad unicorn  type indie pop.  There's drum machines and awesome guitars which share there own unique quality that I just cant put my finger on. Not to mention that the vocals between Smith and Crow have that perfect trade off value that compliments the other oh so well. 

Blue Screen Life   

Summer in Abaddon
Autumn of the Seraphs

Either Summer in Abaddon or Autumn of the Seraphs are great places to start.

Ps Ninko, this business is almost scarily up your alley.

Other Men - Wake Up Swimming

A post of a Rob Crow project thats not the usual Thingy, Pinback, Ladies, Goblin Cock or Heavy Vegetable? YEP (among a few). Crow is what some might call an underground indie superstar while also having a very low record of a failure. Speaking of Heavy Vegetable, Crow's first project, Other Men is a reforming of the original members 11 years after their last album release.  This adds another layer of expectation to the mix coming from such an excellent group. Other Men does differ as it shows more of a math rock group than one focused on quirky math pop. Grab this up and check it. This doesn't break the mold but its incredibly solid and a great addition to anyone's growing time shifting collection.


Other Men - Wake Up Swimming

Heavy Vegetable - The Amazing Undersea Adventures of Aqua Kitty and Friends  (BONUS!)