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Bitter Poet tries
for jazz, groove
with mixed results
Bitter Poet Kevin Draine
misses the mark with his
CD ‘Rocket Red Fingernails'
By Ryan Nyburg
Senior Pulse Reporter
Music takes many different forms,
not just the standard, linear struc
ty functional — and of course there
is always a bridge to spice things up
— but some artists need something
different. And while there have been
attempts to expand pop into other
forms, they have mostly been met
with confusion or condemnation.
New York City actor/writer Kevin
Draine, who dubs himself "The Bit
ter Poet," has attempted to do pop
expansion from a different angle.
His debut release, "Rocket Red Fin
gernails," aims for a sound between
jazz poet cool and dirty rock groove
but only occasionally hits its target.
Most of the songs are spoken
word pieces done to lounge club
tempo rock jams. Simple enough.
The music is never the focal point of
the action, and the band lays out a
functional beat on which the lyrics
can flow out. So far so good, but
problems arise with the lyrics, which
are often witty but never stellar.
When so much focus is put on the
vocalist, there should be something
special going on. Here, unfortunate
ly, there is not. Most of the pieces
REVIEW
ture most
often found
in pop mu
sic. Verse,
chorus,
verse is pret
Courtesy
sound like standard open mic night
fare, failing flat when they should
zing and often coming close to be
ing something cool but missing it by
a hair's length.
The album is not without its
worthwhile moments. "Sex With
Her" has a sad honesty to it, while
"I Lost Margid" has a great punch
line that is hit on the right note. But
these high points only bring more
attention to the lows, and the al
bum comes off as a decent opportu
nity that was just missed. Draine
has just a bit too much hipster cool
for his own good, and hipster cool
can't help but come off as false and
overbearing.
The Bitter Poet will be performing
at Sam Bond's Garage, located at 407
Blair Blvd., this Saturday at mid
night. Tickets will be $5 at the door.
Stereolab, on the other hand, is a
band that has always seemed cool in
spite of itself. With a pop sound that
borders on ambient — created by
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