Hailing from Brattleboro, Vermont, Grape Room delivers something genuinely unlike anything else with Cartoon Land, released in 2015 on Feeding Tube Records. The album toes a fascinating line between whimsy and emotional depth, blending infectious pop sensibilities with what the band themselves describe as "intense emotional suffering repressed by more and more manic layers of demented pop." Drawing comparisons to the early Beach Boys, Grape Room crafts a sound that borders between insanity and conventionalism in the most compelling way possible.
Cartoon Land unfolds like a curiously operatic narrative, weaving together short instrumental interludes with direct, heartfelt pop songs that pack a surprising emotional punch. Tracks like "Yogurt Maid" and "My Feeling Came Back" showcase the band's gift for pairing idiosyncratic, imaginative lyrics with melodies that burrow deep and refuse to let go. It's an album that rewards repeated listens, revealing new layers of wit and genuine feeling each time through.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Feeding Tube Records
- Genre: Rock, Pop
- Release Date: 2015
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TRACKS
A1 . Yogurt Maid
A2. My Feeling Came Back
A3. Toon Time #1
A4. 3rd Quarter Bouquet
A5. Toon Time #2
A6. Everything's Funny
A7. Toon Time #3
A8. Blue Angel
B1. Different Way
B2. Toon Time #4
B3. Online Dwarf
B4. A Little Tree
B5. The Perfect Strum
B6. Just Not The 1
B7. Night Never Came Today
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