An arrangement of noises, so they say, that are pop-ish, rock-ish and jazz-ish. It comes from a group based in Louisville, KY going by the name of Small Time Napoleon. Bringing a twist of swing and class to a modern pop hum delivers something that feels like a welcomed collision between old and new.
It’s a chilled and charismatic sound that all comes together on the band’s album Cloud Machine. A suave little number rolls in with Boring Little Play, while Sucker For A Tomboy is full of charm and wit before attempting a bilingual effort in Airship.
Sewn to the Wall stands out with its vividly rich lyrics, as does the aura of a little debauchery in Rorschach Test. The crafty wordsmithing, debonair sounds and classy arrangements with brashness and romance thrown in for good measure makes these noise arrangements worth hearing.
WHERE TO FIND SMALL TIME NAPOLEON:
A Higher Revelation 