don't touch my bikini

Calvin Johnson's voice scares me. I'm not even being cute about this. It SCARES me. It reminds me of doom.

I got the newest Jens Lekman that has the duet, if you can call it that, with CJ. My friend asked why, why, why Jens ruined a perfectly delightful song with that voice of terror. How am I supposed to know? Admitedly, it is frightening to listen to a sweet song and all of a sudden have CJ's deep voice pipe in. I literally jump every time I hear it, even though I know it's coming. Why had I never noticed this before?

So I went back to other stuff I have that Mr. Johnson has done. I mean, he's the mastermind behind K Records. They have all that cute pop and twee. And the Halo Benders really don't freak me out. "Don't Touch My Bikini" is brilliant and his voice doesn't bother me with them. I guess it fits. But with Jens...

You know, the Three Peeps have a similar thing. Peter Green's voice is scary set against Rose Melberg's. The songs will be progressing nicely and then *BOOM* PG's deep flatness comes in. It's disarming, but not in a good way. It's like a bully trying to steal a little kid's bike.

What is it about indie record label guys having deep voices? Why this need to pair up with sweet, soft-spoken singers? Blair? Skippy? Can you shed some light? I'm sure there are plenty that have sweet voices, and I don't have an enormous statistical sampling to back up my theory. It's just bothering me lately.

However, I am grateful that boys have loved indie pop/rock enough to start some of my favourite record labels and put out some of the best bands ever.

Currently listening :
God Don't Make No Junk
By The Halo Benders
Release date: 28 June, 1994