COURGETTE™ BLOSSOMS

SONGS POINTED & POINTLESS (COURGETTE™)
Fine line between satire and subtlety

This isn’t the Harry Shearer of wry mustache/ mirthful metal/ Spinal Tap fame. This isn’t one of the cranky voices from his stay on The Simpsons. This is the poison-penned Shearer, with the deliciously sharp commentary of his insightful weekly Le Show on KCRW-FM. Applied to genre-iffic songs, character-driven and not, Shearer sings Pet Sounds clomping gems filled with high harmonies dedicated to torture (“Waterboardin’. USA”) and space mistakes (“American Guys on Mars”) – funny, melodically rich, and produced by Brian Wilson’s music director. There’s plodding Bush impersonations like “Addicted to Oil,” that’s not. (Groucho said it: “They can’t all be funny.”) Shearer’s subtlest stabs at laughs and elegantly finessed musical moments come when wife Judith Owen takes the mic to brassily impersonate Shirley Bassey on a 007 mission in “Connect the Dots.” Beyond any and all biting, it’s nice hearing Shearer’s own squeaky voice through the Nashvillian pop of “The Losin’ Kind.” Sweet, really.

Standout tracks: “Let the Flag Burners Fry,” “Waterboardin’, USA”

A.D. AMOROSI

CREATURES OF HABIT
JUDITH OWEN

“Creatures of Habit,” the second digital
single from Judith’s forthcoming
album “Mopping Up Karma”
(Courgette™ Records; June 3, 2008).

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day
“Let’s Hear It for Love,” the first digital
single from Judith’s forthcoming
album “Mopping Up Karma”
(Courgette Records; June 3, 2008).

Watch the Debut Video