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by holliy
Logan may say they play indie-rock, but there’s not much evidence on this EP/single to back up their claim. In fact, the music here deviates so extremely from the expectations formed by the biog' that it’s hard to break through the bewilderment to form a coherent opinion on it. Starting with a whooped “Yeeeeee-HAW!” of an intro, Logan spend this 15-minute CD chopping and changing genres with dizzying speed - rock, folk, a hint of gospel in the re-mix vocals, and even a dash of the promised indie. A-side 'Truckerbird', featuring a violin which seems to have been crossed with a kazoo, has a sort of psychotic folkiness to it and could feasibly soundtrack a strobe-lit barn dance. That same flickering jerkiness runs through the whole CD, none of which is a smooth ride; not the drums, not the vocals, not the structure - which jerks from section to section with no apparent rhyme or reason - nothing. The sped-up-to-the-point-of-garbling vocals add to the overall sense of a somewhat unhinged record as they yelp their way through the love-lorn lyrics.

This is one of those CDs which I think will be added to the pile of stuff I listened to once and appreciated, but which I’ll never listen to again because there’s simply never going to be a time when I’d rather listen to this CD than anything else. If, however, there’s room in your life for music like that described above, you could always pop over to the band’s website and check out the soundfiles...


Logan - Lusht

I find it hard to believe that Holl(i)y Davies was listening to the same Lusht EP that I have in my collection. Surely a band that can effortlessly move between genres is worthy of applause? There is far too much musical monotony out there.

It's reassuring to know that real music lovers are able to ignore preconceptions and formulate their own opinion about the music they are listening to, instead of basing a whole 'review' on a bands own biog.


Logan - Lusht

Thanks for taking the time to review our CD.It's the first time we've had any feedback from anyone who's not family and friends and to be honest, it's a bit of a slap in the face.

On reflection,perhaps we shouldn't include 'indie' as a description of ourselves.We don't change genres mid-song though,which is what you seem to imply.
Also, the vocals are'nt sped up.My voice actually sounds like that .
The thing I found hardest to take,though, was your description of the lyrics as 'love-lorn.' I most definitely used to write lyrics like that but I gave it up when I hit 30.

Oh, and the violin that sounds like a kazoo? It's a kazoo.

Dan,vocalist of logan.