Say Hi To Your Mom - Impeccable Blahs

Many people forget that entertainment is also an art. When a person takes an art too seriously, suchas music, looking for something groundbreaking or extraordinary they often miss the "fun" of it. In recent weeks, Say Hi to Your Mom have had the distinct honor of getting a failing grade on the likes of Pitchfork for their particular band of "mediocre indie rock". However, that's the last you'll see me mention another review here. Say Hi to Your Mom's Impeccable Blahs has an entertaining relationship between voice and instrumentals. I dare you to listen to the album opener "These Fangs" (which you can either find at their Myspace or their official website-where you can download a few songs and stream the entire album) or "Blah Blah Blah" and not let the drums go to your head, neck, legs, until you start to walk around and can't help moving with the music. The aforementioned interesting relationship is really that the music, a great meld of "robots" and instruments (now that Say Hi to Your Mom has been a true band since 2005), develop this catchy sound (especially percussion) that won't leave your subconscious alone without a fight. While this upbeat sound will make the mind-rhythm-body connection ever the more clear, the vocals-mostly provided by the band's founder, Eric-along with what the close-minded might call morbid lyrics, provide this feeling that he's secretly telling you something very ominous, something that's been a struggle to get out in the open for a while now. Although this is an entertaining combination, don't think they've carved themselves into a predictable, albeit excellent pattern. Because in the literal middle of the album, the end of the fifth track "She Just Happens to Date the Prince of Darkness" they digress into an instrumental build-up to keep you off balance and questioning "what exactly are they?". While this may not be some masterpiece calling for a dissection, it's a work of art that will entertain you listen after listen. [www.sayhitoyourmom.com]