THE BASEMENT – I Just Caught A Face [7″; Deltasonic, 2006] * * * * 1/2
Die vierte und letzte 45 der Band, die ebenso wie “Medicine Day“, “Slain The Truth (At The Roadhouse)“ und “Do You Think You’re Movin‘ On?“ zum besten und lebenslang essenziellsten gehört, das meine Singles-Sammlung zu bieten hat.
„I Just Caught A Face“ ist die erste und einzige 45 von The Basement, die ihrer – genau – ersten und einzigen LP „Illicit Hugs And Playground Thugs“ (2006) entnommen wurde – was schon daran unschwer zu erkennen ist, dass das 7″-Sleeve das Cover-Artwork jener LP aufgreift.
„I Just Caught A Face“ klingt wie ein Track, der auf „The Basement Tapes“ (aufgenommen 1967, veröffentlicht 1975) viel hergemacht hätte. So leichtfüßig, verspielt und organisch ist das Backing: Akustik-Gitarre, Jangle, Orgel und Piano umspielen einander, als wäre die Verschmelzung von Folk-Pop und Honky Tonk-Geklimper, Beat-Finessen und dezentem Rock’n’Roll-Feeling eine der leichtesten Übungen der Band.
Sänger John Mullin erkennt weise und weitsichtig „Things they just happen that way…“ – genau wie der nachfolgende Band-Split.
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