The Great Stupidity - The Sciency Song
Alternative/Alt. Rock, Folk Indie, Pop
Maryland, United States
A character piece from the upcoming multi-medium experience, The Great Stupidity, Andy Lazris' original tune "The Sciency Song" offers a narrative from the perspective of a self-centered and fame-obsessed scientist, The Great Frenchie - utilizing Anti-Folk inflections and a bubbly tone to illustrate the egomaniacal antagonist in a friendly, farcical light!
Strongest Point(s): The simple sweetness of the recording artist is infectiously engaging, giving the experience a sense of levity and lightness in spite of the monstrous villain described by the song's lyrical content! Lovely moments of vocal harmony accentuate the tune and give bits of depth and color to the track, while the overall effect allows The Great Frenchie as they're described to exist as a pain, but not a real threat.
Target Audience Appeal: With a warmly inviting vocal performance and a quirky sort of delivery, "The Sciency Song" carries the stylistic intonations of the Anti-Folk movement - specifically conjuring comparisons to well-known and widely beloved artists like Kimya Dawson and her duo The Moldy Peaches. As for lyrical content and the song's role in the larger work, The Great Stupidity, "The Sciency Song" comes across as a Villain Song - or the narrative vehicle for revealing the antagonist's inner monologue and motives.
Artist target suggestions: Kimya Dawson, The Moldy Peaches, Hyperjinx Tricycle, Pavement, Girlpool, Mischief Brew, The Microphones, Amanda Palmer, Sidney Gish, Gregory and the Hawk, AJJ, Florist, Barry Louis Polisar, Belle & Sebastian, The Magnetic Fields, Bright Eyes, Regina Spektor, Ben Folds, Paul Baribeau, The Mountain Goats
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Jon Wright is a trained multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and music educator with nearly twenty years of experience in the field. Working with musicians and their individual sounds is his passion and profession, and he strives to interact with and understand every aspect of the production process - from theory and songwriting to recording and mastering. He continues to teach students of all ages and is currently collaborating with artists across a wide range of genres.