It doesnΓÇÖt take a rocket scientist to figure out that pop music works best when the hooks stick in your head and your toe taps in excitement (not impatience), when it makes you sing along no matter how poorly you sing, and when it makes you bop your head like a dork and you simply don't care. The name Deathray may elicit visions of metal-guitar-wielding maniacs screeching about injustice and Satan, but rest assured, this is a pop band with a firm grasp of melody and harmony.
Featuring Greg Brown and Victor Damiani who were once two parts of Cake, Deathray come across much like Fountains Of Wayne in their insistent, British Invasion approach. Touches of psychedelia shimmer via tremoloed guitars, but mostly this is tuneage that's as sharp and enthusiastic as first love. My girlfriend says it sounds like the Pernice Brothers on Prozac and you don't mess with her. Trust me, you don't.
All recordings courtesy of Capricorn Records. ΓÇ£Now That I Am BlindΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£Only LiesΓÇ¥ written by D. Gumbiner, courtesy of De Sade Songs & Waltzes Music. ΓÇ£Check It OverΓÇ¥ written by G. Brown, D. Gumbiner, courtesy of Chumpion Music/De Sade Songs & Waltzes Music.
