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Like their previous Modern Music for Motorcycles, the second compilation from Badly Drawn Boy Damon Gough and Andy Votel's celebrated Manchester imprint again ducks away from the straight up-and-down back-catalog coagulation in favor of something a little more flavorsome. The theme, as the title suggests, is that of a zoo -- nothing if not a cue for a menagerie of interludes where apes, birds, marsupials, insects, and all manner of unclassified animals get mischievous. So far so odd, though it is the songs that shine -- whether DOT's beautifully constructed "Horses," all plucked acoustic guitar and reverbed vocals, or his own curio "Push Me/Pull You," where oompah brass competes with raucous electric guitar and the Boy's distinctive vocal. The whole roster chips in, with contributions from Votel, Dave Tyack, Misty Dixon, Cherrystones, and Mariano culminating in the wonderfully titled "A.L.F. Is Gonna Rock You," a tongue-in-cheek nod to U.K. anti-vivisection group the Animal Liberation Front. ~ Kingsley Marshall Twisted Nerve Zoo Music | List Price | $29.99 (You save $2.40) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Electronica | | Label | Twisted Nerve | | Orig Year | 2002 | | CD Universe Part number | 5793285 | | Catalog number | 4033 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 23, 2002 | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Additional Info | United Kingdom |
Twisted Nerve Zoo Songs | 1. | Polar Bear Attacks - Andy Votel |
| 2. | Birds of Canada - Little Miss Trinitron |
| 3. | Horses - DOT |
| 4. | Tropical Insect House |
| 5. | Ape Shit |
| 6. | Love Is Like a Butterfly - Misty Dixon |
| 7. | Push Me Pull Me - Badly Drawn Boy |
| 8. | TBC - Imaginary Menagerie |
| 9. | Sloth - Sirconical |
| 10. | I Love Being a Turtle - Dan Tyack |
| 11. | Batman Revisited - Mariano |
| 12. | Dolphins - Andy Votel |
| 13. | Va Moose! - Cherrystones |
| 14. | Penguin Parade - Dan Tyack |
| 15. | L F Is Gonna Rock You, A - Supreme Vagabond Craftsmen |
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