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New Bums automatically bring to mind the mystical songwriting duo of Dave Kusworth and the late Nikki Sudden. While Voices in a Rented Room does share obvious artistic similarities to Robespierre’s Velvet Basement, the album displays far more than the suave, scarf and cigarette shuffle regularly offered by The Jacobites.
The team of Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance) and Donovan Quinn (The Skygreen Leopards) stake their own claim early with the modern classic, “Pigeon Town”. The song mixes the 4-track songcraft of Bill Fox with the puzzling angst of an All Shook Down-era Paul Westerberg.
“Sometimes You Crash” taps into the fractured sound of Third/Sister Lovers, echoing Alex Chilton’s classic “Nightime” through the use of wondrous open chords, restrained cello and haunting slide.
Despite their allusions to the past and the occasional missteps that all great LP’s have, New Bums have created a latter-day classic that becomes more and more valuable with every listen.
