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Oooh La‐La!
Rock · 2010 · 11 tracks · 36m

Oooh La‐La!

Crash Test Dummies

A whimsical collection of chamber-folk songs built around the crackling, vintage sounds of 1970s toy instruments and Brad Roberts' unmistakable baritone.

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It's like a 1930s radio show performed on 70s toy organs by a guy with the deepest voice you've ever heard.

A whimsical, toy-box collection of chamber-folk that feels like a warm, slightly eccentric hug.

Oooh La‐La! · vs · Crash Test Dummies
Sunday Morning+2.0σ

Sunday Morning saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 36m
01
Songbird
3:46
02
You Said You’d Meet Me (in California)
3:25
03
And It’s Beautiful
3:25
04
Paralyzed
3:32
05
The In‐Between Place
2:50
06
Not Today Baby
3:10
07
Heart of Stone
4:52
08
Lake Bras d’Or
2:26
09
What I’m Famous For
2:58
10
Now You See Her
4:07
11
Put a Face
2:07
Moments Worth Waiting For
The mechanical whir and click of the Optigan loop kicking in on Songbird, setting a nostalgic, slightly uncanny tone.
The gentle, lullaby-like piano progression on And It’s Beautiful that perfectly cradles Brad Roberts' deepest vocal register.
The rhythmic, almost clockwork-like percussion on Paralyzed that creates a sense of suspended animation.
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