Earlier this summer, ex-Vermonter Neil Cleary released his third full-length album and now is going on a mini east coast tour to support the album. Next Thursday, the Cleary-mobile will be pulling into Burlington to play Higher Ground. Opening the show will be Burlington punk-popsters, The Jazz Guys.If you haven't heard Cleary's album I Was Thinking of You the Whole Time, it's a wicked combination of rock, humor and vanity...but in a good-humored way. To say the album is full of love songs would be misleading. While the songs chronicle Cleary's past loves, it's more locker room than sweet and tender...but in a good-humored way. Musically, while his earlier albums had been more acoustic and alt-country at times, I Was Thinking... sounds more inspired by Elvis Costello with his pop eclecticism and crooning.
In fact, I don't know why I'm trying to describe what the album sounds like. The album cover above does a perfect job of summarizing the disc...but in a good-humored way.
It's available via iTunes.
The latest word on The Jazz Guys is that they've been working on material for a new album. So, the show should be a good showcase for those works.
Also on a Jazz Guys note, Herb, the bass player for the quartet, is now also a blogger on the revamped Pure Pop Online. You can read his posts here.
Sweet show poster.
Neil Cleary | That Girl's In Love | Buy
Neil Cleary | Sucker | Buy
The Jazz Guys | The Best Five Minutes of Your Life | Buy
Is that the cover?
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Nope. It's an original...as far as I know. Yeh, the whole album has that similar tone to it. It's a good listen and should be a fun show.
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