The Foxymorons

Label: Heatstroke
Genre: Pop

While their name is more befitting a rec league softball team than a lo-fi pop duo from Mesquite, Texas, don't go writing them off as a novelty act (unless, of course, you're into that sort of thing — in which case you should skip straight to their covers album). These guys take their craft quite seriously, as evidenced by the warm, inviting hooks and smart yet honest lyrics. Their newer material is more polished, relatively speaking. "Harvard Hands" mimics early Wilco and "Hesitation Eyes" is pure power pop a la Posies, Cheap Trick, et al. But, no matter how you package it, the honesty goes down smooth and easy. As referenced earlier, the band's site features an entire album's worth of MP3 covers — including some fractured renditions of Sonic Youth, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, and more. Play ball...

Harvard Hands [MP3, 4.1MB, 128kbps]
Hestitation Eyes [MP3, 2.8MB, 128kbps]
Irene [MP3, 2.4MB, 128kbps]
August Moon [MP3, 2.7MB, 128kbps]
Left Sideways [MP3, 3.0MB, 128kbps]
Perfectly [MP3, 2.4MB, 128kbps]
100% [MP3, 2.8MB, 128kbps]
Come On Over Baby [MP3, 2.8MB, 128kbps]

heatstrokerecords.com
www.foxymorons.com

Posted by sam on 04.25.05 | Buy from Amazon, Insound
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