Album Notes

The mother of all dvd's My seven sacred speakers and My work-related expertise Bring to life their body-sandwich The narrator of "Hi-Tech Lowlife" the title track from The Davenports' sophomore release, has birthed his magnum opus - the ultimate porn-viewing experience. His story and others of equally peculiar perspective permeate this follow-up to the band's acclaimed debut record, Speaking of The Davenports, which garnered a 4-star review in the All Music Guide. On the new record, The Davenports garnish their pop plate even more elaborately, sprinkling bits of Flaming Lips and Bacharach onto slices of Crowded House, XTC and Ben Folds. Helmed by NYC-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Scott Klass, who played alongside Chris Collingwood in the Fountains of Wayne frontman's previous band, The Davenports' pop is a tight weave of novel, wistful melody and vivid, sometimes skewed storytelling. His desperate narrators again let us in on their clandestine musings with deft wordplay, as does the brown-noser of "Daisy to Everyone". I'm not born to be trampled on Weather your inclement weather well Bad news-breaker to bludgeon Messenger to kill - I'm not your girl 'I heard Anna Lee tear you to pieces yesterday - you didn't hear it from me' says Daisy some more, keeping herself off your shit-list for sure Daisy to everyone With the help of co-producer Charles Newman (Flare, The Magnetic Fields), the band paints an even broader musical landscape this time around, swapping some (but not all) of the big-guitar power pop for some less-expected approaches, like the horn-driven waltz of "Daisy To Everyone" the farfisa-driven disco of the title cut, and the country-tinged, string-slathered ballad of "Eric Grey". The band lineup includes some of NYC's finest, such Dan Miller (They Might Be Giants) on lap steel and lead guitar, Sam Mcilvain on lead guitar, Thomas Ward on bass and Rob Draghi on drums.