Gibby Haynes - Gibby Haynes and His Problem

For the better part of the the last thirty years, Gibby Haynes has earned his bread and butter by fronting psych-noise rockers The Butthole Surfers. Throughout those years, he has also been known to sprout out into different solo projects, the most "famous" of which being P, who counted actor Johnny Depp in their numbers. Johnny Depp aside, Gibby Haynes has a Probem. No matter how many years pass by, it will always be 1993 to him. Like Bill Murray in Groundhog's Day (which came out in 1993), everyday Haynes wakes up to "She Don't Use Jelly" on his alarm clock and news of the seige in Waco on his TV. But like Bill Murray, this repeated life-style has allowed him to make the most of the time in which he is stuck. After learning how to expertly play his instrument, blow off old friends turned insurance salesmen, and say all the right things to win over Andie MacDowell, Haynes set off to explore early indie and psych-rock with elements of stripped down country. So for the past four years Haynes has been painstakingly reliving 1993 to compile the best eleven songs 1993 has to offer. The results are a scattering of pop, grungey alternative, jangly acoustic, and cheap smack psychedelia. Although Haynes unique lofi Merle Haggard-esque drawl gives a continuity to this eclectic effort. So while Haynes isn't looking ready to win any charity bachelor auctions (from the look of the album cover) any time soon, it's seems that his problem is our delight. [www.hisproblem.com]