Though this Westfield, NJ setup (who recorded this album as a six-piece) is potentially still playing live gigs, their discography ceased in 1994. Furthermore
Whirling Dervishes don't seem to channel any particular niche on
Strange and Wonderful, their one and only album surrounded by a handful of eps. Still, you're bound to pick up some stray and slight noir touches, and a slick but earnest acumen belying heartfelt, every-man notions. They sounded just about ripe for modern rock radio, with the caveat being that said format was opting for a grungier tact that what these fellows were striving for.
Strange... is colored from a strikingly diverse palette, and if I had to sweat it down to one tune that really presses my proverbial buttons, the arrow would land on the ballad-esque "What's Left of My Mind," a tune that maximizes it's money-hook without over emphasizing it.
01. Madison Avenue
02. To Define You
03. Strange and Wonderful
04. The Deadliest Pause
05. Norman
06. Death of the Party
07. Cop
08. Dance For Your Life
09. Death of the Party (R.S.V.P.)
10. What's Left of My Mind
11. Your Little Finger
12. Watch You
13. Madison Avenue (radio edit)
Hear
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love the The Grinch EP which also came out in 92... very Dramarama-ish
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