New Solid Gold - "Who You Gonna Run To" (Mel Gibson and the Pants Remix)

Download: Solid Gold - "Who You Gonna Run To" (Mel Gibson and the Pants Remix)

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Lots of unique band names in this one, and, like the TVOTR Nat King Cole Cover, it comes courtesy of Sound Verite. It's a remix of "Who You Gonna Run To," a track that both appears on the EP of the same name, as well as their Best-Of 2008 release Bodies of Water, done by fellow distinctively monikered MPLS band Mel Gibson and the Pants. Check it out at the top of the post.

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Tonight: Mel Gibson & The Pants At The Nomad

Download: Mel Gibson & The Pants - "Stress Fracture w/Mictlan"


While a band name like Mel Gibson & The Pants (Was something like The Helen Hunt For Red October too subtle?) may suggest goof-pop along the lines of Let's Get Out Of This Terrible Sandwich Shop, the dark, otherworldly sonic textures and minor-key guitar line of "Where It Hurts" suggest that Totally Gross National Product act Mel Gibson & The Pants aren't gunning for laughs. Furthermore, there are opening lyrics of the aforementioned song, taken from this year's Sea Vs. Shining Sea: "Life is never easy/life Is often hard/Life will knock you out, son/so put up your guard."

Then again, a band who titularly invokes Spinal Tap (hint: two-word review) can't be all doom and gloom, and MG&TP combination of glum electronic soundscapes, guitar, jittery, staccato hip-hop rhythms should prove to be a potent combination live. Find out for yourself when the band plays tonight at the Nomad. The Reveille magazine sponsored show starts at 9 p.m. and is free. However, the gig is also 21+, so only go if you are of age.

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(Jonathan Graef)