Memory Tapes: Player Piano (Carpark, 7/5/11)
Memory Tapes: “Wait in the Dark”
[audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Memory-Tapes-Wait-In-The-Dark.mp3|titles=Memory Tapes: “Wait in the Dark”]On July 5, New Jersey-based multi-instrumentalist Dayve Hawk, better known as Memory Tapes,will release Player Piano, the follow-up to his 2010 debut, Seek Magic. Like his first album, Hawk once again recorded in his home studio, playing each instrument himself, without the aid of sequencing software. With its doo-wop harmonies and synth-soul intersections, Hawk described Player Piano as “a sort of Motown suicide note.” A little dark, a little humorous — just like his playlist for ALARM: a musical exploration of inebriation and indignation.
Songs to Drink and Resent People To
by Memory Tapes
1. Chris Bell: “I Am The Cosmos”
This is where it starts…arrogance and self-doubt.
2. Leonard Cohen: “Don’t Go Home With Your Hard-On”
Sexual frustration only makes it worse.
3. Iggy Pop: “Funtime”
Sarcastic dancing: ruining the good times for everyone else.
4. Larry Wallis: “Police Car”
Feeling paranoid and confrontational.
5. Bill Fay: “Screams In The Ears”
It’s hard to make it to the end of the night with everyone speaking.
6. Neu: “Hero”
Just yelling now. Thought you were making a point at the time.
7. Sparks: “Angst In My Pants”
A second wind…maybe you’ll make it work for you?
8. The Cure: “One Hundred Years”
No. Rejection.
9. Sisters Of Mercy: “Black Planet”
‘Cause once the goth starts, it doesn’t stop.
10. The Pogues: “Rainy Night In Soho”
Hopefully a moment of romanticism before passing out…helps justify the next time.