New Tunes From Lejeune
Finally, someone's singing about suburban sprawl.
D.C. quintet Lejeune's "Moon-Shy City" is the perfect soundtrack to drive through the clusters of mini-mansions that have popped up all around Washington. Roll down your window as vocalist Sam Bishop croons, "Too many houses built too soon," and the band plays a brand of pop that sounds both futuristic and retro at the same time.
"Moon-Shy City" is off their 2004 CD, but expect a new batch of literate, clever tunes at the Black Cat on August 31, when Lejeune performs songs from the new CD they've been working on at the Sound of Music Studios in Richmond. The CD should be finished by the end of the year, and the Black Cat show will be the first time Lejeune plays the new songs in concert.
"It's a similar style, but some are a ittle bolder, others more brash, more saucy," said Bishop, lead vocalist and guitarist.
But there's one thing that unites Lejeune's material.
"We like good, solid pop songs that are interesting, both musically and lyrically," Bishop said.
Any song that mentions Soylent Green -as "Moon-Shy City" does- is interesting in my book. See what else Lejeune's come up with at the Black Cat on Thursday.
August 30, 2006