Carnival barking in a one-man-band

The circus comes to town. The Lonesome Organist (AKA Jeremy Jacobsen) was one of the few guys in the '90s Thrill Jockey scene who seemed to have a sense of humor about music. And how could he not? I remember being knocked out by his one-man-bandmanship on stage. Playing drums, keys, and guitar at once while screaming into the mic, it was all a whirl of limbs, but with a Stevie Wonder-esque steady rocking motion, like a door moving back and forth on its hinge in fast-forward. This first track captures that feel. The second shows that he's not all madcap novelty and suggests that he may have, in fact, traveled through space to get here.

The Lonesome Organist - Catching Flies With My Teeth

The Lonesome Organist - 6 Volt