Head Of Femur Discography of CDs

Head Of Femur music CDs Head of Femur returns with Hysterical Stars, an album of orchestral, briskly mischievous pop that uses the crazier moments of the band's debut, Ringodom or Proctor, as a launching point and makes them even more, well, hysterical. Boasting bigger, brighter productions and arrangements with keyboards, brass, and strings that bounce around hyperactively yet precisely, the album recalls '60s novelty pop hits like "Yellow Submarine," "Winchester Cathedral," and "MacArthur Park" as much as it does more culturally approved psych-pop artifacts such as Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Head of Femur's wide-eyed, wild-eyed playfulness is both the band's greatest strength (even the ballads "Song for Richard Manuel" and "Sometimes Friends" have Cheshire cat-like smile shadows lurking around their edges) and weakness. When it works, as on the breezy "Do the Cavern" and "Ringodom or Proctor" (which didn't actually appear on Ringodom or Proctor itself), it's irresistible. However, on weaker tracks like "The Sausage Canoe" -- which features a tuba, ukulele, and watery sound effects -- it feels like quirkiness for quirkiness' sake. The way that Head of Femur picks up ideas, bats them around, and then drops them like sugar-buzzing kids left alone in a toy store ...

Head Of Femur discography With members hailing from an assortment of other bands (Bright Eyes, Mayday, Ugly Casanova, and more), it's not easy to keep track of the lineup for Head of Femur. The same can be said about this quirky collection of tunes. Ringodom or Proctor, its debut, jumps from idea to idea and from instrument to instrument (violin, trumpet, flute, etc). It's by no means a mess. It's well-conducted, with pieces such as "Yeoman or Tinker" featuring small indie rock orchestras when all members are put to use. Sometimes, they actually resemble Bright Eyes ("80 ...

Head Of Femur songs We ride leisurely into the Great Plains on a clip-clopping horse, drawn by Head of Femur's dreamy Beatlesesque harmonies and the pull of a trumpet solo. This is the band's third album, and within they pay tribute to their Nebraska home. Over time, Femur had ballooned into an almost ...

Head Of Femur CD discography Track Listing of songs: Leader and the Falcon; 100 Years Ago; Air India In Route To Shanghai; Green Grass Grows All Around; Where's the Fire; Skirts Are Takin' Over;

Head Of Femur albums Track Listing of songs: January on Strike; Curve That Byrd; Yeoman or Tinker; 80 Steps to Jonah; Me, My Dad, My Cousin, And ... Ronnie; Acme: The Summit of a Mountain; True Wheel; Money Is the Root ...; Acience Needed a Medical Man; Finally I've Made It Nowhere; Car Wore a Halo Hat;