Tober - Harajuku No Emo Ko

Remember Dick from the movie High Fidelity? That’s Todd Louiso. He was also Chad the Nanny in Jerry Maquire. What do you remember most about those two characters? I clearly remember a music dork. My favorite character. Just like Dick and Chad the Nanny are one in the same, so are Dork Rock Records and Tober. harajuku no emo ko is an album Dick and Chad would happily recommend. Pavement and Weezer are clear influences as Adam Tober rightly makes his case to be the next John Malkmus or Rivers Cuomo. Adam Tober’s lyrics are quirky, confusing and upbeat. “yeah it's alright in a fight to run or hide in a homemade shower curtain rod costume / or so i've heard / cruisin' for a bruisin' in the yellow one is cooler / no one saw 'ishtar' but i did, yeah, i did” shouts Adam Tober in the final track “Gravity.” His guitar and synth performances are equally as loopy as the lyrics they accentuate. harajuku no emo ko is five tracks and 20 minutes in length. If this is truly a representative sample, I expect big things… By the way, I prefer the moniker Music Snob to Music Dork. [www.dorkrock.com]