The Severed Cortex

Yes. Yes I did.

I figure if I'm going to go ahead and give you all this sage musical wisdom, the least you could do is to give me a nickel or so for my troubles.  One of the reasons for upgrading my blog software was to add better content.  It just so happens that in my language the words 'better content' is a synonym for generate revenue.   Bread. Dough. Green. Wampum. Cheddar. Dead presidents.  I figure that if you are going to buy a recording, and you based some of that decision making on input you gathered from this blog, you should go ahead and take food out of the mouths of children of corporate entities and instead put that food in my mouth.  No I'm not a greedy capitalist pig.  At least not completely. I'm not going to get rich from this by any stretch of the imagination.  I get 5% whether you buy from Amazon or iTunes so take your pick as to which one you prefer.

And so to kick off my brilliant 'make a ton of money and take over the world scheme', I offer you this delightful choice.  This is my pick for most underrated pop record of all time.  Neon & Ruin is the first release from the band Slender Means who hail from Seattle.  This 2005 record flew under the radar completely, but after a couple spins you'll wonder why.  Every song on here is a pop gem full of great hooks and infectious melodies.  Get drawn in by Painless Life and learn to love (and relate to) The Clerk.  Rumor is that they will be releasing something new this year.  I say that as if I'm somehow privy to the Seattle music scene.  I think I read it somewhere.  Get this record while it is still in print in the meantime.