Emerging: Kaspar Hauser
Oct 29, 07
Kaspar Hauser is a cool band name. And thankfully, it's just a band name. The nom de plume of Chicago, IL native Thomas Comerford (a much better, more normal name), KH has, over the last half-decade or so, been self-releasing material that mixes completely unequal parts Petty, Reed and Tweedy, which, if you follow that train of thought, has bred the kind of jangly folk pop that only geneticists can properly prepare for.
The latest from the group, this year's pretty much stellar all around Quixotic/Taxidermy, finds Comerford crafting swagger-filled vignettes and empty motel room crooning ballads. Having worked on the record off and on since 2004, Comerford (whose day job is that of a film professor at the windy city's Art Institute) and company create arrangements that are sometimes sparse and almost always fierce, giving Comerford's strained falsetto center-stage. This is certainly a must-listen.
(mp3) King Pop
(mp3) Without a Word
Godspeed!
