The Lipster

Jeremy Barnes of the seemingly disbanded Neutral Milk Hotel is the genius behind this scintillating project.

Two members, yes; many an instrument, yes. At the live show, Barnes alone has his beloved accordian close to his chest at all times, but uses the rest of his body (including a hat with bells attached and a drumstick protruding from the right hand side) to rotate between cymbal, gong, bass drum, and bongo. Quite a spectacle.

This is complicated by Heather Trost, dilligently playing her violin and creating a feeling of revolution, of shantydom, but of sadness too. Country songs from the '50s are covered, sad recitals of children going to war, but their music on record and live is largely instrumental.

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Releases

• The Way The Wind Blows - album, out 09/10/2006 on Leaf. (post review)

Past events

• Thu 15 May at Bristol Thekla Social. (post review)
• Wed 14 May at Leeds The Hi-Fi Club. (post review)
• Tue 13 May at Glasgow Arches. (post review)
• Mon 12 May at Aberdeen Tunnels. (post review)
• Sun 11 May at Dublin Crawdaddy. (post review)
• Sat 10 May at Cork Cypress Avenue. (post review)
• Thu 17 Apr at London Brixton Academy. (post review)
• Mon 14 Apr at Birmingham Glee Club. (post review)
• Sun 13 Apr at Wolverhampton Civic Hall. (post review)
• Fri 11 Apr at Lancaster The Yorkshire House. (post review)
• Fri 11 Apr at Edinburgh Corn Exchange. (post review)
• Wed 09 Apr at Manchester Apollo. (post review)
• Wed 12 Dec at Cork Cyprus Avenue. (post review)
• Tue 11 Dec at Dublin Crawdaddy. (post review)
• Fri 07 Dec at Coventry Taylor John's House. (post review)
• Thu 06 Dec at Manchester Music Box. (post review)
• Wed 05 Dec at Nottingham The Malt Cross. (post review)
• Tue 04 Dec at London The Romanian Restaurant. (post review)
• Wed 05 Sep at London Kilburn The Luminaire. (post review)
• Tue 04 Sep at London Kilburn The Luminaire. (post review)
• Wed 30 May at London The Barbican. (post review)
• Sat 12 May at Brighton Dome. (post review)
• Fri 11 May at London Bush Hall. (post review)
• Thu 10 May at Cardiff The Point. (post review)
• Wed 09 May at Newcastle upon Tyne Retreat. (post review)
• Tue 08 May at Glasgow Arches. (post review)
• Mon 07 May at Leeds Holy Trinity Church. (post review)
• Sun 06 May at Norwich Arts Centre. (post review)
• Sat 05 May at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Sun 12 Nov at London The Luminaire. (post review)
• Sun 05 Nov at London Roundhouse. (post review)
• Sat 04 Nov at Sheffield Octagon at Sheffield University. (post review)
• Fri 03 Nov at Liverpool Academy (Liverpool University). (post review)
• Thu 02 Nov at Dublin Olympia. (post review)
• Green Man Festival, Fri 18 Aug at Wales Glanusk Park. (post review)
• Wed 09 Aug at London The Luminaire. (post review)
• NPUC Festival: Day 4, Sun 06 Aug at Norwich Arts Centre. (post review)
• Sat 05 Aug at Chepstow The Three Tuns. (post review)

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