Avant-garde installations of pop
Be Good The Crazy Boys is a tantalizing project, slathered with an echoed, skeletal sense of restlessness altogether paying homage to the human condition, an overall unknowingness of the broad scope of life. Art Feynman is the monicker of Massachusetts born producer and songwriter Luke Temple, who seamlessly weaves together various genres to create a wholesome art-pop sound, readily resonant to a vast spectrum of listeners. Temple’s sound is uniquely diverse throughout the album’s nine tracks, with a plethora of differed arrangements and influences arising within the project just to subtly dissolve back into an otherwise permeant sea of sound.
Distinct percussion is featured throughout Be Good The Crazy Boys, with the album specifically boasting an impressive cocktail of top layers that feel ethnic yet personable at the same time. The distinct source of these world drums is unclear to the untrained consumer, but with repeated listens one may be able to uncover certain cultures or time periods just from the percussion. Backup vocals and instrumental stabs are also utilized heavily throughout this project. The backups are smooth, but the stabs are sharp, creating a perfect sonic blend.
The opening track “Early Signs of Rhythm” is a testament to Temple’s recipe as percussive layers, backup vocals and instrumental stabs work harmoniously together to compliment the song’s driving rhythm section. The track is fresh. Its fun and upbeat. The stabs sound like horns at some points and synthesizers at others. These moments are also glazed with an industry-standard sizzle, most likely a medley of distortion, saturation and or overdrive.
The rest of the tracks follow suit with upbeat tendencies and unpredictable rhythmic patterns. Art Feynman keeps the listener on their feet as he introduces idea after idea, concept after concept. This project speaks a lot through a moderate level of tracks and each look is different from the next. Regardless, Be Good The Crazy Boys is a cohesive piece of art, carefully crafted with a meaningful message, one of which the listener is left to describe. In many ways, this project is inexplicably worth listening to, one just has to be present in order to fully embrace its beauty and charm.
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