Beware! The Other Head Of Science — Big American Godzilla Party

Beware! The Other Head Of Science have two important things going for them:

1. A cool band name and even better track titles, like "Teddy Roosevelt's Modded Mac Book Pro" and "How We Stole Jack White's Tesla Coil."

2. An album cover that includes Boba Fett dressed as a drifter, Catwoman, a moth-like superhero, and a classic Doctor Who-ish robot with a popcorn tub for a head.

Song topics are likewise ridiculous but loveable. On "Winter Coats," B!TOHOS extol the virtues of beards: "For every boy who wants to look grizzly, there's a girl who wants to get busy." "Champ" is an ode to the Lake Champlain Monster. There's definitely plenty of kitsch value here.

Sonically, these New Yorkers are akin to the Ultimate Power Duo, or perhaps The Wet Secrets with some additional synth weight. On "Front Row Seats For The Great Beast," they're dead ringers for The Lovely Feathers. Much of this album would make a good soundtrack to modern, irreverent sci-fi action movies like Tank Girl.
 
Big American Godzilla Party is often puzzling and over-the-top, but it gets significantly more fun with successive listens.