The Dandy Warhols never sought wide acclaim, but they got it anyway and that is what kept them going for 25 years. The Portland, OR quartet peddle a particular brand of slacker psych pop that gained them a fan base that are willing follow them every where they go - even if it's a dead end of which there have been plenty throughout their career. Their latest album Why You So Crazy is a mixed bag of genres - hipster country for Highlife and Sins Are Forgiven, an Alex Chilton rip-off melody for Small Town Girls, joyous power pop for Be Alright , psych triphop for Next Thing I Know, novelty pop for Motor City Steel.
They don't care if people appreciate their output, because they know their audience will have their back, no matter what. The Dandy Warhols are a marketeer's worst nightmare, but every now and then mainstream success will find them again. They will welcome the check, allowing them to keep doing whatever they want to.
The Dandy Warhols:
Courtney Taylor-Taylor: vocals, guitar
Peter Holmström: guitar
Zia McCabe: keyboards
Brent DeBoer: drums
Why You So Crazy is released via Dine Alone Records.
- Fred 'n' Ginger
- Terraform
- Highlife
- Be Alright
- Thee Elegant Bum
- Sins Are Forgiven
- Next Thing I Know
- Small Town Girls
- To the Church
- Motor City Steel
- Forever
- Ondine
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