Katzenjammer
This Norwegian quartet displays a level of theatricality in their music – and apparently during their live show – you don’t often hear outside of a theater. Their charm comes by way of fiddles, banjos, tubas, mandolins, harmonicas (apparently 29 instruments appear on stage with them) and stylized vocals; drawing inspiration from all over the map including gypsy, knee slapping americana, irish jigs, and even the awe shucks sweetness of girl groups from the thirties. With the exception of hip-hop I don’t think there is a genre or style the Katzenjammer girls are afraid to tackle. Their first album Le Pop -due out June 29th- gets more intriguing with every track, putting the full array of Katzenjammer musical mayhem on display. It begs for the full live show which makes it rather convenient that the group is headed over for a US tour i a few few weeks. They’ll be in Philly on July 9th at Johnny Brenda’s.