ARTIST: Trevor Childs
TITLE: Terrified
LABEL: Citrus to Citrus/Mad Chatter Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 172kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 31m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-06-19
RIP DATE: 2007-05-23
Track List
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1. Terrified 2:38
2. Don't Get Old 2:11
3. Deathwish 2:05
4. Get Real Gone 1:51
5. Golden Arches 2:57
6. Mass. Wind 2:40
7. Wondering Song 1:31
8. This Modern World 3:59
9. Freeway Radio 2:33
10. Teacher's Pet 2:34
11. Just Close Your Eyes 2:12
12. Pray 2:24
13. Eskimo 1:52
Release Notes:
Anyone who is familiar with Oakland based wunderband the Lovemakers already
knows a little bit about Trevor Childs. Before the Lovemakers, Scott Blonde had
a band called Applesaucer, which was led by Blonde and co-songwriter Trevor
Childs. Applesaucer was welll known in the Bay Area for their Weezer like sound
and ripping live shows, and before their untimely demise played regular gigs at
Slim's, the Fillmore, and other respected Bay Area venues. Ultimately calling it
quits, the both Blonde and Childs went on to make music on their own terms:
Blonde formed the Lovemakers, signed with Interscope, and brought 80's pop music
back with a hit record, and Childs hunkered down in his studio to write songs
and record on his own time.
Childs record "Terrified" is probably the most socially relevant of the bunch,
definitely retro, definitely a pop record, and a highly entertaining listen. His
love of Zombies, Beach Boys,Syd Barrett, and other late 60's pop-eroos shines
thru, but is also partnered with some good old fashioned Berkeley liberalism and
an overall sense of a guy looking at society saying "what the fuck is going on
here?". The album starts with the title track Terrified, which points out
"anybody who's got god on their side, makes me terrified" amidst a host of
clever lyric twists about our fear-oriented society, and then leads into a Neil
Young meets Beach Boys track called Don't Get Old, both cute and melancholy at
the same time. The record follows with a hilarious song about a guy with a Death
Wish, a totally nihilistic JOhnny Cash sort of tune, and the record only gets
better and better from there. The record seems to be wrttien from the point of
view a redneck who moved to the coast and is utterly confused about what to
think anymore. Someone who just wanted to lay back, drive a classic car, burn
alot of gas, drink beer, and be in love, but who realized the world is lot more
complicated.