Gregory Pepper - Gregory Pepper & His Problems (2008) & Old and Moldy (2008)

Genre : Indie,Rock,Pop,Folk,Canada,Singer-Songwriter
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Tracklist

1. The Eucharist
2. Baron Blood
3. The Imposition Polka
4. Barberosa
5. How To Raise Canaries
6. Child Prodigy
7. The Creeps
8. The Price Is Wrong
9. Mother Fucker
10. He Who Sits In The Hallway
11. Hate Does Bloom
12. Caw From A Crow
13. Can't Mix on I-Pod Headphones
14. Somthing Wrong
15. Live Bait
16. Dulcenia / My Rocket Ship / K.I.T.Y. / B-side
17. Hatefuck


Tracklist

1. Book One
2. Book Two
3. Book Four
4. Book Five
5. Book Six
6. Book Seven
7. Book Eight
8. Book Nine
9. Book Ten
10. Too Shy
11. Dressed To Die
12. Scurvy Minervy
13. Evolution Parade
14. Rip Off My Arms
15. Donkey Donkey
16. Hatchet Song
17. The Raggmopp
18. Jagermeister
19. Garbage Man
20. Flinstones Chewable Morphine
21. Somewhere Over The Rainy Shoes
22. If We Weren't Supposed To Eat Men
23. C Songs
24. Keep It To Yourself
25. Analytic Engine
26. Jealousy
27. Stature Support 363
28. Barberosa

"Gregory Pepper is one of Guelph’s most ambitious and quietly prolific songwriters. Despite trolling around without much press attention, Pepper put out one of the more inventive, eclectic and downright difficult pop records in recent memory. 'Gregory Pepper and his Problems', released independently by the singer himself is a sprawling, 17 track opus of ideas spat out in an idiosyncratic and beguiling manner, creating a record that sounds more confusing than enjoyable at first. Yet, the sheer vastness of ideas Pepper toils with, the bits and pieces of sound implanted into each parting melody and the strength of his core song structure reward the listener with multiple listens, finally revealing a brilliant record, one this writer wished he discovered when it was released, rather than over a year later. This is a long, perplexing set, not perfect by any means, but exemplifying, in its core, the beauty of the indie aesthetic.