After five years and countless self-released tapes and CDs, Mega Bog, the brainchild of songwriter Erin Birgy, has completed their best work to date; a swirling pop cloud called Gone Banana. Influenced equally by the emotional psychedelia of Kevin Ayers and the pop whimsy of Steely Dan, Banana is a joyous declaration of artistic independence and purpose. The story of a chronic goofball insisting on being taken seriously. A celebration of melancholy, using music to force yourself off the floor when you hit the bottom. Birgy is an enigmatic musician and a true weirdo, changing lineups and configurations faster than most musicians change clothes.
Sounding equal parts Ariel Pink and Prefab Sprout, they rip through nine hazy burners with a sneaky tightness hidden behind layers of drizzle and reverb. Birgy’s rich voice croons and bends around the shifting walls of sound, organizing and refocusing the swirl. Representing a unique moment in Birgy’s songwriting and a budding maturation for a bouncy community of oddball pop addicts, Gone Banana is an immersive listening experience and a peek into the life of a truly strange soul.
Gone Banana will be released on September 23rd via Couple Skate Records
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