Laying Low and Inbetween

CMJ New Music Report, Feb 19, 2001
Equal parts country and jangle-pop, Django forges a new sort of shimmering Americana of songs that glimmer and glide.

Product Description
"Laying Low and Inbetween" is a finely crafted rock and roll album in the grand tradition of Elvis Costello's "This Year's Model," and the Beatles' "Revolver." Django's smart, dynamic delivery and the band's creative musicality make it a delight for the ears, mind, and of course the bottom as well. A recent CMJ review drew comparisons to XTC's mastermind Andy Partridge, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, and southern pop-mad scientist Matthew Sweet.

Laying Low and Inbetween

Laying Low and Inbetween,Django & The Regulars,Mod Music Records,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Stir-fried rock and pop swagger a la Costello, Westerberg, and Chilton. Like sitting in your worn out lazyboy as it slides down a mountainside - simultaneously familiar and exhilarating.

Average customer rating: Sharp-Faceted Gem in the Boulders

Laying Low and Inbetween Django & The Regulars Manufacturer: Mod Music Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005AKV4 Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. disappointment book
2. laying low and inbetween
3. 12 gauge microphone
4. dumbed down
5. time and again
6. temporary
7. this one, that one
8. radiowave
9. sooner
10. china
11. finally falling

Album Description

"Laying Low and Inbetween" is a finely crafted rock and roll album in the grand tradition of Elvis Costello's "This Year's Model," and the Beatles' "Revolver." Django's smart, dynamic delivery and the band's creative musicality make it a delight for the ears, mind, and of course the bottom as well. A recent CMJ review drew comparisons to XTC's mastermind Andy Partridge, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, and southern pop-mad scientist Matthew Sweet.

Customer Reviews:

Sharp-Faceted Gem in the Boulders.......2001-07-10

Django Haskins has obviously listened to a lot of Elvis Costello, and it infused his writing. Not that Laying Low and Inbetween apes that sound, but this janglepop trio (Haskins, Byron Isaacs, and Neil Nunziato) has lyrical smarts and melody lines which hark back to Costello. Django and the Regulars make some infectious rock music here, especially "Dumbed Down," a smiling but scathing swipe at submitting to starmaker machinery (boy bands, are you listening?). Some of the best moments include the catchy "Disappointment Book," "12 Gauge Microphone," and especially "Time and Again" which has the emotional impact of, well, Costello's "Allison" or "Party Girl." The album, produced by Don Fleming (Sonic Youth, Hole, The Smithereens) is engaging, not overly sunny for pop, and tends to grow on you.

Rock Music:

1. Listen With The Eyes
2. Little Heart's Ease
3. Live Twice [Import]
4. Living on the Outside [Enhanced]
5. Love, Elvis [Import]
6. Magician's Birthday [Import]
7. Mercury [Import]
8. M Music the Definitive Hits [Import]
9. Mystic Chords of Memory
10. Nantucket Sleighride [Import]

Rock Music