Pulse Local Music Showcase
Artist of the Week
Party of One - Dead Violet Shannon (Mother of All Music)
Eric Fifteen chooses his words carefully, setting them like jewels in precious metal mounting. This record is a concept album that challenges common perceptions of religion, marriage and gender roles. With subject matter of this magnitude you would expect a forlorn and weighty album, yet even when it’s heavy- handed Dead Violet Shannon is filled to the brim with sly humor and just plain cool guitar playing.
Party of One are Fifteen and Geoff McKusick. The songs all blend into one massive piece that holds a mirror to all personal aspects of every- day life.
The sounds on this disc employ the moodiness of good old rock records by bands like Roxy Music. Dead Violet Shannon also exhibits all that’s good about glam rock. Quick to utilize voice and tone, the experimental side of Party of One sounds like Sun City Girls or Tom Verlaine solo material. This disk is a labyrinth of sounds and moods that goes from the preposterous to sublime and back
T. Alexander
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Systematic Automatic
