In Praise Of Folly's lyrics & chords

The band has a complex sound without a hint of false ambition or condescension to the more noise-appreciative semi-mainstream. Influences seem to range from the melancholy-confessional such as Tim Kasher and Cursive on the achingly hypnotic "Beliefs Otherwise" and the honestly just aching "Affluenza" (the latter one of the more conventional but still electric songs the band has ever recorded) to almost glam-punk a la Be Bop Deluxe on the squealing-lead-guitar-laced "Misplaced." (The latter song is a brave and most appreciated genre-leap for the...read more