Plushgun - Dancing In A Minefield

 12/16/2008 23:25:20  ♥ written by vu ()

Plushgun's debut album, Pins & Panzers is coming out in February 17^th 2009, which is ages away, but from what I've heard of it, it's very good. I'm scheduling for a full article and review in mid-February. In the meantime there seems to be some sort of controversy about his latest Dancing In A Minefield EP costing a ridiculous $12 for six songs on that dreaded iTunes.

One fan "Danger for Dollars" bought the album for $12 and then pointed out that it should've only costed $6, clearly there is a glitch. I hope they fix the problem and refund that guy's money! iTunes seems to have resolved the problem by disallowing buying the whole EP as one download, but instead makes you buy individual tracks :/

So, anyway, I've previously mentioned I love Tommy Boy Records and loved everything about Plushgun's self-titled EP (including the cute drawing and obessive songs).

Dancing In A Minefield EP has one great song (the first song) and four uncessary remix of "Just Polite" and a remix of "How We Roll". It's obvious to me that the single is just leading up to the full length, giving his fans something to tie them over. I felt that "Dancing In A Minefield" is kind of a rebellious/teenage angst song and it brings up feeling about "screw it all" and let's sort it out tomorrow feeling.... It's like almost too deep to be a pop song, and yet there it is. I love the climatic ending too.

Regarding the remixes, I guess, I've never really like remixes. What was so wrong with the amazingly poppy original mix of the song anyway? Still, listening to the four remixes of "Just Polite", I would have to say the thumping and bumping of the "Whatever Whatever Dub" is the most radically different and most enjoyable remix of them all. One thing I will mention is that, if you're a DJ then this might be useful to have that non-vocals mix... but since it looks like this is a digital-release only (and not on scratchy vinyl), it just doesn't make any sense to me.

Anyway, if you love 90s-sounding techno/pop/dance and especially remixes and reinterpretation of songs, you'll love Plushgun. He's gaining a lot of fans and recently his fans voted "Just Impolite" to be the winner of MTVu's "The Freshman" (No relationship to me. Get it? Vu? Nevermind). Congratuations! The video has a sad destruction of what looks like a black Ford muscle car and has a bit of Sid & Nancy feel to it.

Also, Plushgun will be one of four artists to be on Spin.com's "Battle Of The Bands". They get to re-enact the final scene in "Se7en". I guess anything to get a-head, haha, right?

Dancing In A Minefield EP is out now and be sure to look for Plushgun at The Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale in New York with Andrew WK for a special all-ages show on December 28^th.