Nellie Mckay - Normal As Blueberry Pie

Five - I stumbled across this album the other day and thought I remembered something about Nellie Mckay from a couple of years back, so I decided to grab it.

Four - Normal As Blueberry Pie - A Tribute To Doris Day is one of the strangest tribute albums by one artist I've ever heard, seemingly jumping from music box, to New Orleans jazz, to traditional big band and then to folk. 

Three - This is actually Nellie Mckay's fourth album yet this is the first one that is almost all covers songs, and yes, they are all, indeed, Doris Day songs.

Two - There are some nice moments on this record, specifically, "The Very Thought Of You" and "Crazy Rhythm," but I can't see myself playing this any other time or day than Sunday morning while drinking a tea of some sort.

One - Apparently Nellie is quite the thespian and comedienne as well, but watching the below video of her from 5 or so years ago, it seems to me she might make a better lyricist than anything.

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Four guys leaving a lumberjack symposium

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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - (Self Titled)

5. No, I can't find any evidence that there is a member of the band named Edward Sharpe although I bet lead singer Alex Ebert gets plenty of people calling him Edward quite often (Perhaps as he likes it?).

4. This is a strange album to listen to as it seems to jump genre from Paul Simon like Afro-pop to Beatles-esque theatrical rock.

3. I tried to skip this album numerous times, but kept on humming "40 Day Dream" as if I'd heard Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes for years.

2. After coming to terms with the it's schizophrenic nature through many listens, I've found this to be an awesomely catch album - all the more proven by it's lure that seems to keep me coming back.

1. All it took for me to get pulled in was "40 Day Dream," the first song on the album, but they are getting known for their live shows as well after apparently rocking SXSW as the last act of 09 (video is below).

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