ARTIST: Mad Tea Party
TITLE: Big Top Soda Pop
LABEL: Whose That Records
GENRE: Folk/Rock
BITRATE: 184kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 42m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-10-03
RIP DATE: 2006-09-07
Track List
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1. 62 Years 3:24
2. Space Repair 4:46
3. Big Top, Soda Pop 3:12
4. Whistle Pig 3:38
5. Muddy Water, Butterfly 4:40
6. Brotherhood Of Man 2:32
7. Do You Have What It Takes 3:17
8. World Of Novelty 1:29
9. Box Of Kittens 2:32
10. Music Makers 3:23
11. Berry-Belvin 2:52
12. Nora Trip 4:30
13. Brand New Key 2:16
Release Notes:
http://www.themadteaparty.com/
http://www.myspace.com/themadteaparty
http://www.whosethatrecords.com/
Take an 1874 Arthur O'Shaughnessy poem and turn it into a Spike Jones-inspired
ditty? Why not?! Discover Ami Worthen's ukulele and Jason Krekel's guitar
dancing over the backdrop of Valorie Miller's solid bass line, and you'll soon
want more of this modernized-yet-old-school folk group. Their harmonizing vocals
highlight wickedly clever commentary on love, life, death and the music
business. The result is the thought-provoking, smile-inducing Mad Tea Party.
This fall Mad Tea Party is releasing "Big Top Soda Pop", which showcases the
group's edgy-sweet retro sound. The title track bounces like a trapeze and rocks
out at the same time, with lyrics that describe both the glitzy lure and
underlying faτade of the circus. "Big Top Soda Pop" is Mad Tea Party's most
ambitious project to date, a genuine display of refreshingly imaginative music.
While sharing the stage with such artists as Donna the Buffalo, Baby Gramps, The
Avett Brothers, Larry Keel Experience, Malcom Holcolmbe, Reeltime Travelers and
Peggy Seeger, Mad Tea Party has been charming audiences nationwide. The group
plays a variety of venues and festivals, such as the Grassroots Festival, the
Lake Eden Arts Festival, the Oregon Country Fair, Atlantas Who Fest, CBGBs 313
in New York City, The Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, and the Tractor Tavern in
Seattle.
Because of their unique blend of influences and unorthodox song-writing, Mad Tea
Party often find themselves in-between genres. They incorporate old-time jazz
and early string band styles, as well as psychedelia and vintage rock n roll.
Their offbeat sense of humor and irony appeals to savvy listeners who appreciate
the bands cleverness and cheerful energy.
Mad Tea Party's amusing and sharp approach to an evolved brand of folk music
makes them one-of-a-kind. Whether performing in front of a festival audience or
the original New York City underground punk scene, this band carries its weight.
The exotic harping of the ukulele, the familiar guitar and the plucking bass
will transport audiences to a different time and place both traditional and
progressive, both comfortable and foreign.