Lung

Lung

All The King’s Horses

SofaBurn

What makes Cincinnati’sLung different from most modern goth, and indie anything, is their diabolical sense of humor, their sensible, sane take on unease and politics, and that it’s drums and electric cello. Daisy Caplan could be Keith Moon. He's that good. Kate Wakefield plays her cello like an electric guitar heroine.

The unease that informs their lyrics is threefold: political, like their cover of Bowie’s “I’m Afraid Of Americans” that drops in Trump; relationships, like on “Brock,” where she doesn’t want to go out with him, or anyone; and finally, general feelings, like what one feels when they don’t know where they stand or what’s coming down the pike, but they have an idea, and while they feel okay, they’re not sure how okay, and just want to get the whole thing over with.

Obvious reference points to their sound are Throwing Muses, Belly, the Breeders, and Kate Bush, all great, if they all played electric cello. But there’s one that isn’t as obvious: Amanda Palmer, or as she sometimes bills herself, Amanda Fucking Palmer, if she played cello. Her solo work and with the punk/cabaret duo the Dresden Dolls strongly reminds me of Lung, and if you know this duo, and Palmer’s solo work, including her new one, There Will Be No Introduction, you will love Lung.

Lung is also proof positive that great melodies, common sense, sanity, and humor win out every time. So will being woke. Why isn't Lung famous? They really are that good, and not dark. Unease, if you know there is something good happening down the line, absolutely isn’t. If all this sounds great, get on board and let's make them huge.

Andrea Weiss