MOUTH CONGRESS WAITING FOR HENRY NEW LP

Description: Additional Information from InnerSleeve Product Description One of the key tenets of punk rock was that technical skill wasn't as important as passion and the right idea - you could be a lousy musician and still make great music. In this regard, Mouth Congress are as punk as Ian MacKaye, Joe Strummer, and Black Flag's merch dealer put together. Mouth Congress was the creation of Scott Thompson, the actor best known for his work on the iconic sketch comedy series The Kids in the Hall, and Paul Bellini, a writer who worked with Thompson on the show and is known to die-hard KITH fans for their "Touch Paul Bellini" contest. Bellini wanted to form a band, but had no aptitude for musical instruments. However, when a friend let him try out a drum machine, he started crafting crude tunes with surreal lyrics, with some more capable friends playing guitar and keyboards and Thompson contributing vocals and lyrical improvisations. Over a period of several years, Bellini and Thompson recorded dozens of songs, mostly on a four-track cassette machine, and 2021's Waiting for Henry presents the presumed highlights from the Mouth Congress archives. Though Bellini and Thompson clearly aren't musicians, they're smart and funny and utterly unafraid to take any idea and run with it. They're also gay, and most of the tunes on Waiting for Henry deal with sex and queer culture in ways that are often hilarious and just as frequently purposefully offensive. Add in the fact that a few of these songs are lo-fi creations that suggest they were made up as Bellini and Thompson went along and you get an album that plays like a blood brother to the Frogs' It's Only Right and Natural. Of course, Waiting for Henry was created by two guys who are actually gay, unlike Jimmy and Dennis Flemion, and their over-the-top parodies of queer life are gleefully rude satire meant to freak out the squares and consciously outrageous celebrations of a marginalized culture at the same time. Bellini and Thompson cheerfully dive into the deep end with songs like "Be My Hole" and "Guess I'll Just Jerk Off Again" while also sounding honestly angsty on "Why" and "Wind in My Belly" and summoning righteous anger on the abortion rights anthem "The People Have Spoken." The music on Waiting for Henry is informed by dance music more often than not, but for their willingness to creatively go too far, their desire to challenge the listener with hard truths, and the sense of adventure inherent in these homebrewed experiments, Mouth Congress are Punk AF, and their blend of smarts, talent, and inspired amateurism makes this well worth investigating. ~ Mark Deming About InnerSleeve We offer unbeatable prices, quick shipping times and a wide selection of vinyl. Purchases come with a 30-day Satisfaction Guarantee (minus Shipping & Handling fees) on all unopened products. All items are from licensed Distributors. We do not deal with any Bootleg or Used items!

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Location: North Carolina

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