New music at Green Scissors!

Added to the ever expanding lineup is Horton’s Choice. Another example of some talented folks making music cause its fun. This group got together for a week or two. Made an albums worth of solid pop tunes and then called it a career. And now their efforts are there for all of us to enjoy.

I tried to think up a good description for their sound and I think I have it at last. Imagine that the 10,000 Maniacs, back in their early days, decide to get away for the weekend. They drink a little, party a lot and Natalie Merchant smokes a few too many Camel Reds. Then, on the last day they decide to play a house party for some friends. They are all loose and happy. Natalies voice has gotten a sultry rough edge on it. The amps are turned up and they break out those little used distortion pedals.

Horton’s Choice sounds like what you might have heard at this hypothetical house party. A little rough in places but the band is tight, the lyrics are sharp and biting and the vocals are both seductive and mocking at the same time. Great stuff.

If you like it, check the group’s website for the complete album. Its released under a Creative Commons liscence so you can download and distribute the music with no fear of reprisal.

Enjoy!