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August 31, 2005
A second cousin to nepotism
Rocking Horse Winner - Miss You
Besides being named after a D.H. Lawrence short story, Rocking Horse Winner was also superficially notable for the fact that the lead singer, Jolie Lindholm, sang back-up and was possibly romantically involved (that's as juicy as the gossip gets on Molars) with none other than Mr. Radio-Friendly Emo himself, Chris Carrabba, the man behind Dashboard Confessional. So yeah that pretty much makes J. Lindholm the Lady Macbeth of the punks-with-acoustic-guitars-and-poetry-notebooks set. As far as I can tell though, RHW is unfortunately broken up, most likely due (speculation on my part) to the diabolic influence of Carrabba.
'Miss You'- from the band's last album, "Horizon"- is just such a Hallmark-earnest guitar pop song, undeniably adorable really, and imbued with the kind of kinetic energy that attaches itself to love letters, nervous phone calls, and fractured first date conversations. Jolie Lindholm's voice is a shiny pink balloon set against a deep blue sky- the contrast with the music is stark and pleasant. There is a small surprise at 58 seconds, when one Jolie repeats another. It's both cute and annoying simultaneously (like being tickled to the point of physical exhaustion). Girl's got some pipes on her.
"Horizon" is the album, and you can buy it right here, luckily. I don't know if RHW broke up because they weren't selling well or what, but I can say the last (and only) time I saw them play live was in the ballroom of a local Omni Hotel. That didn't really bode well.
Posted by Kevin at August 31, 2005 01:39 AM
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