The mysterious musical collaboration
known as Hooyoosay have released their latest EP, “Googly Goo.”
The EP comprises two original tracks, “Googly Goo,” and “Tare
Too Te Rut Te,” packaged with their instrumental remixes for an
approximate total listening time of 12 minutes. It has been published
on the DisKcovermusic record label. Kaleidoscopic, startlingly
creative and youthful in the extreme, “Googly Goo” is the latest
evidence that this bizarre and remarkable, amorphous crew from
who-knows-where doesn't need names to turn heads.
“No credits, no gigs” is the
founding motto of Hooyoosay (often stylized hooyoosay), whose
previous releases include the full-length “In dekay,” as well as
singles and EPs, “My obsession,” “Don't You Lie to Me” and
“Come on.”
To use artistic influences as a
barometer for what the band themselves sound like is an exercise in
futility. Their repertoire of digitally released tracks spans from
blues to pop, rock, country, chanson, vaudeville, and light
entertainment, and is just as likely to invade the shores of any
subgenre imaginable.
Nevertheless, consistencies do exist:
Hooyoosay play upbeat, positive music that lifts spirits and
irresistibly invites a good time. Comparisons can be made with the
happy, vernal work of They Might Be Giants, and with the endlessly
mad ingenuity of Oingo Boingo, too. But in the end the listener must
be content with the inconclusive conclusion that Hooyoosay are
Hooyoosay, and content also in the knowledge that their next release
will potentially sound as far from “Googly Goo” as Toledo is from
Bangladesh.
Asked to describe the themes of “Googly
Goo” and “Tare Too Te Rut Te,” Hooyoosay paint pictures of
exultation.
“The lyrics may seem like a lot of
nonsense,” they write, “but actually they do have an underlying
meaning, and a very positive one. 'Googly Goo' expresses the immense
joy of a young kid discovering this fascinating online world when
wiping a tablet. 'Tare Too Te Rut Te' simply is another way of
shouting 'we feel fine,' 'we're so glad,' 'we're alright.'”
Played back-to-back, “Googly Goo”
and “Tare Too Te Rut Te” can also tell a coming-of-age story. The
EP describes in sonic terms, as the band puts it, “the evolution
from the young, joyful innocent kid in 'Googly Goo,' to the smiling
young teenager when 'Tare Too Te Rut Te' opens, and then to the more
self-conscious and mature teenager by the end of 'Tare Too Te Rut
Te.'”
Also notable is that “Googly Goo”
features a performance by the group's youngest collaborator. The band
haven't provided an exact age, but the title of the track seems to
bear evidence that the artist is somewhat younger than 30.
“Googly Goo” by Hooyoosay is
available online everywhere. Get in early.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
“Googly Goo” by Hooyoosay –
Website -
http://hooyoosay.com
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