Yesterday I picked up my copy of the new Dan Melchior Und Das Menace 2xLP "Thankyou Very Much," just released on S-S. And it's no surprise that it's another remarkable album...so continues his amazing streak of superb releases (but has he ever released a 'bad' record??). I dare say that I'm enjoying it even more than last year's "Christmas for Crows" LP, which many called his best work yet. The sound is more reminiscent of (his previous band) the Broke Revue then anything since its break up...but, to be sure, his sound is not standing still (I don't think it ever will), it's yet a further evolution of his pounding pop sound.
This is already his third release this year; the first two were a pair of 7-inches released through the Columbus Discount Singles Club: "Mr. Oblivian" and "The Post Office Line" (copies still available via his website). And those two on the heels of the "She's So Blank" 7-inch and the "Christmas for the Crows" LP, both released last year. But the man will not rest: two more 7-inches are planned to be released in the next month, "Dim Are The Lights" on Convulsive Records and the other as part of the Dull Knife Songwriter Series, already up for preorder here. And still it doesn't stop there: his unreleased masterpiece (yes masterpiece), and (according to me) best work ever, "O' Clouds Unfold" will be released on Hook or Crook Records before the end of the year (according to his website).
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