After Party Of One released its 2003 debut, Caught the Blast, to some acclaim, front man Eric Fifteen disappeared into the Minnesota wilderness with a beat-up acoustic and a cassette deck, emerging seven years later with five, count ‘em five, full-length song-cycles for his band to record. Streetside Surprise is the first completed.
While retaining much of Blast’s “lo-fi indie neo-psychedelic folkpunk doom-and-gloom,” Streetside is a prettier endeavor, with bits of orchestration and electronics here and there, and heavy vocal harmonies. Party of One will be touring in support of Streetside Surprise in 2016…and four more LPs are in the works!
“Flat-Soled Shoes” is the first single from the LP, and it’s a 3:28 beauty, with a super-catchy refrain and a rolling, toms-driven beat that brings Who Sell Out to mind. Dig it.
