Dandy Warhols Dabble In Surprises
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The Toronto Sun
Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia
by Jane Stevenson
July 30, 2000
Until now, this Portland, Ore., quartet, led by born-to-be-a-frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor, has been ignored by the masses, except in the U.K. where they have been adored since their 1995 major label debut.
Leave it to the Brits, like famous fan David Bowie, to appreciate Taylor-Taylor's unapologetic rock star attitude and the group's arty pop-rock sound -- something their name suggests without ever hearing a single note from them.
On the Dandys' latest album, in stores Tuesday, the group sounds as if they've made a densely layered, eclectic album for another time -- certainly a better time for music than the last few years have been.
There's '60s-era, noisy psychedelia on such tracks as Nietzsche and Big Indian; stoner bliss on the arresting, trumpet-fuelled opener Godless, on its equally lovely, if dreamier followup, Mohammed; and the pretty, poetic, harmony-filled Sleep. Elsewhere, Bowie-meets-Iggy Pop on Solid, Horse Pills, Cool Scene, and Shakin'; and there's straight-rock on Bohemian Like You.
On the countryfied folk front, check out Country Leaver and The Gospel.
The Dandy Warhols just performed a sold-out show at the Horseshoe this past week, but judging from the buzz around this collection, expect them to return to T.O. later this year to play a bigger venue.
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