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The Dan Emery Mystery Band is perhaps the coolest band now playing. Their music is fast and relaxed, melodic and rockin', honest and heartfelt and funny. This album, put out by the band themselves, will be the hardest to find once they make it big - and I guarantee you, they WILL MAKE IT BIG. As good as this record is, you MUST hear the band in concert. There's no way for a silver platter to contain the energy that the band has, and thus you can only witness their full greatness when they're playing directly in front of you.

This is the best indie band from NYC ever. This cd keeps you guessing, from hard rock songs like "only one who loves you" too more melodious songs like "favorite bra" to pure loonliness " shake your booty on the dance floor. Its funny all the way. I strongly recomend

This is a pretty solid album with a lot of interesting songs and sounds. Dan Emery's delivery of vocals never gets old and he always has something interesting to say. All in all, buy this album.

awesome indie band ... in the silly TMBG, moxy fruvous genre, but completely their own sound and style ... combines sincerity w/ humor w/ wit ... fantastic combination and catchy songs ... highly recommended!

Not to sound presumptious at all but Dan Emery is the Jesus of rock and roll. This album is brilliantly poetic, and the songs keep me laughing. If you ever get a chance to see a live show...GO! You'll laugh even harder at songs NOT included on the album such as Mustard, Internet, and Girls of the East Village.

Dan Emery's music is earnest without being embarrassing, and his band rocks like the early Modern Lovers.

Dan's first album (that I know of) brings across very well the spirit of his live shows - lo-fi, raucous, fun. Dan's lyrics are direct, conversational and intimate--the acoustic guitars, piano, drums, bass mimic his desperate vocal bravado. His voice cracks and whines over equally cracking and whining music (like the shortwave radio on "I am the only one who loves you"). Subjects range from wanting to be a favorite bra for his girlfriend to looking for love in a Laundromat. My only complaint is that Amazon didn't include the cover art, which is two chimps French-kissing.

It's not so much the humor in the lyrics or the enthusiasm of the music that keeps me coming back to this CD, but rather, the pain in the vocal delivery. Over and over again, the singer for the Dan Emery Mystery Band (presumably named Dan Emery) screams in a thinly disguised anguish, one that, somehow, still allows a ray or nine of hope to peep through, keeping us, in fell whoop, both entertained and enlightened.

Or something like that.