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Out Hud
S.T.R.E.E.T. D.a.D.
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Story Of The Whole Thing
2. Dad, There's A Little Phrase Called Too Much Information
3. This Bum's Paid
4. Hair Dude, You're Stepping On My Mystique
5. The L Train Is A Swell Train And I Don't Want To Hear You Indies Complain
6. 'My Two Nads' (Dad Reprise)

CD Details

All Artists: Out Hud
Title: S.T.R.E.E.T. D.a.D.
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Kranky
Release Date: 11/19/2002
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 796441805723

Synopsis

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S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. is a joyous celebration of the place where rock and dance subcultures meet. Like Stereolab and Labradford before them, this Brooklyn-via-San-Francisco group has the good sense to steal from relatively obscure sources (so that the young ones who don't know any better will think they're "original"). More important, they take those influences--ESG, Liquid Liquid, and Pell Mell among them--and do interesting, inventive stuff with what they've found (so that geezer hipsters are pleased). Out Hud is the very best of a wave of acts that spent 2002 partying like it was 1981. They take a Mudd Club-like cross-cultural approach, weaving funk, disco, and new wave with a harder, more experimental post-punk vibe. It's New Order meets Durutti Column, and you're even more liable to like it if that reference means nothing to you. --Mike McGonigal

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CD Reviews

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l-mo | Monterey, CA United States | 11/22/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Just saw this group in SF, liked them and their energy so got the CD at the show. But, the CD was vastly different from what I saw on stage. Their stage show was definitely Stereolabish, especially with the two girls' vocal parts (on every song), but the CD doesn't have any vocals. Still, the CD is good, fresh, and I would highly recommend seeing them live!"

Instrumental Pop/Rock at its best

dtp | Albuquerque, NM | 04/06/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Instrumental music never gets any attention. I've heard it a million times: "I don't like music without words". Miles Davis used to say music with lyrics tells you how to think, while instrumental music allows you to imagine on your own. With that in mind, you need to buy this!

Out Hud creates something of a hybrid of Durutti Column, New Order, Neu!, and Kraftwerk, to name just a few. The beats are danceable, the songs never repetitive. And odd touches like the cello in "The L Train...", along with bursts of odd noises, really make this and unusual and exciting listen. Taking a long road trip? Pop this disc in and bask in the cool beats of "Hair Dude.."

It's a pity music like this could never really be on the radio, and is relegated to cult listening. But if you join the cult, you won't ever want to leave. Fans of post punk, and other bands like LCD Soundsystem would be wise to check this out."

Great CD, great band

stereolabguy | Va. | 11/21/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I got to see Out Hud when I was visiting Boston. This wasn't my first exposure to them, but it cemented my appreciation of them. I was curious to see how they made their music, and imagine my surprise when I saw they had a cellist. Honestly, I thought that the strings sounds were synthesized in some way, so to see a cello made my day for some inexplicable reason. Besides, any band that can make hipsters in Boston dance (I saw this with my own eyes) has to be good. And not just good... I mean good.
I would recommend this CD to anyone who likes dance music but doesn't want to listen to inane house music. I would recommend this CD to anyone, really.
"Hair Dude, You're Stepping on My Mystique" and "Dad, There's a Little Thing Called Too Much Information" are some of the most danceable indie songs I've ever heard and manage to be upbeat without being irritatingly perky. This is not the CD to get for the candy raver in your life. Funk, disco, rock, and techno styles manage to fuse without making the band seem like pretentious indies who want to lord their musical knowledge over everyone else. They seem to actually enjoy making music, and Street Dad is more than proof of that."