Felecia
and the Dinosaur – In The Key Of Victory (Independent)
“In The Key Of Victory” is Felecia and the Dinosaur’s
third album, and it was made possible by fan funding via Kickstarter. Whenever
I hear stories of fans getting together to finance a release, I always assume
the results are worth hearing. The artist must feel some kind of pressure to
fulfill expectations and the fans must have seen and heard something to make
their participation worthwhile. Well, Felecia and the Dinosaur haven’t let
anyone down on “In The Key Of Victory”; it’s an album of rattling good tunes
and politicised folk rock songs.
There’s a name for what Felecia and her band do, and
it’s “Feminasty Folkabilly”. It’s how they describe themselves, and frankly, with
a moniker like that, we’re not brave enough to argue. The Portland, Oregon
group (which quintessentially comprises of Felecia Campbell with her friends)
play with plenty of punky attitude and aren’t afraid of treading on a few toes
or, indeed, an eye-catching song title. They begin with “Americaw!”, a paean to the
downtrodden masses, played at a mix of tempos, with piano and guitar taking the
musical strain – it’s a great start. On “Murder of Crows” a Polly Jean Harvey influence rises
to the surface, which is always a good thing, and “Fu Tang Finds a Cure” brings out a slightly gentler
side, and is a perfect diversion, until the equally pristine title track turns
up with a string section, and between them, blow away all our predetermined
notions…
Tony S.
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