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The Dead Bodies remind us that there is a strong, often forgotten, difference between the challenging and the esoteric. This distinction lies in the subtle detail and craftsmanship of records not often falling squarely below the genre placards of your local chain retailer. If Zappa had embraced the drugs of his era and Bowie had grown up harboring a sick infatuation with zombies they would've found themselves neck deep in the sound of The Dead Bodies, pushing the barrier of typical acid-rock with electronic elements, while still managing to sound delicate and strangely endearing. After floating around as one of Detroit's most highly traded albums among the CD-R subculture, a proper release finally comes forth in the epic mindfuck that is MR. SPOOKHOUSE'S PINK HOUSE.
Make no mistakes... this is a "show all your friends" record. It is music that cannot be ignored. Regardless of what may have inspired it or how exactly it came together, it has an undeniable quality. It may be the fucked up culmination of kids with too much time on their hands, or too many substances in reach...but it's gorgeous, rich, and perhaps the most accessible record this year that can still make a claim on pure creativity and unquestioned originality.
--- PRESS ABOUT THE DEAD BODIES ---
- "One of the more interesting bands in the next wave of Detroit rockers." - The Detroit News
- "The Dead Bodies are weird. They're melodic, they do a little garage rock, a lot of indie pop, and probably a good deal of drugs. All in all, it's good stuff." - Real Detroit
- "I highly doubt The Dead Bodies are like anything you're listening to right now. For me, this is very refreshing." - 5 Acts
- "equal parts David Lynch and the Shins" - SPIN.com
- "The Dead Bodies are by far one of the best bands in Detroit and mysteriously enough, they don't get nearly the attention they deserve" - Real Detroit Weekly
--- PRESS ABOUT MR. SPOOKHOUSE'S PINK HOUSE ---
- "It may not blow your brain right though your skull, but your brain will throb with glee as it sucks up the mind juices oozing from the speakers." - Mark Karges, Delusions of Adequacy
- "one of the most original albums to cross my desk in some time" - Matt Shiv, WOXY.com (Awarded "Song of the Week" to "In Heaven, We All Are")
- "eclectic and intelligent modern pop strangely sitting somewhere between Air and Pavement....if the rest of you aren't sure, please try again, because believe me, this ones a real grower" - Punk 77
- "Moreso than any other release that's come across my review pile recently, this album genuinely has something for everyone and even goes so far as to invent sub-genres to convert the less easily convinced, which is certainly a more inclusive approach to making strange music than your average egocentric eccentric." - Ink 19
- "They disarm at first glance, but beneath all that pleasant psych-folk and charmingly strummed guitar tunes lurks a beast of an album that, while short given its 16 tracks, will stun you with twists and turns one song could never hope to cover" - Audiversity
- "Pink Floyd and David Bowie activists alike will latch on to this endearing Detroit couple's first official release...packaged with eight additional tracks from their hefty stockpile, the official release doesn't quite conceal the fact that these cats are home-grown and entirely worth your time...." - Exclaim!
- "I certainly appreciate the enthusiasm and have really been enjoying the tracks I've heard so far." - Grant Manship
- "Little Shop of Horrors meets Rocky Horror Picture Show" - Songs: Illinois
- "wonderfully weird" - I Rock Cleveland
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