It's not the band I hate it's their fans REVIEW

Lonely Boy and other Tragedies is the compilation project of former Hefner drummer Antony Harding and Norweigan poet Eivind Kirkeby. The songs are exactly what you would expect from such a teaming, a serene collection of twee singer songwriter pop songs that are reminiscent of some of the more subtle works of Belle and Sebastia n.

The 8 track mini album was released back in 2003 on the Filthy Little Angels label but has just received some more distribution in North America via Series Two Records. The fragility in Antony's voice adds an inexplicable charm to Eivind's deeply personal poetic musings. The song Lonely Boy, for example, is vulnerable, exposed and beautiful, a real heartstring tugger for sure. Seaside Story is one of those songs that I wish that I had written. It's beautifully poetic and the single acoustic guitar just adds to the feeling of reading from someone's personal diary, albeit a very articulate and wordy person. World's Resume begins with a Daniel Johnson-esque melody before pre-programmed instrumentation takes over making the song admittedly a little bit cheesy, but not unenjoyable. The catchiest song on the album is Girls and Love, which begins with the lyric "I'm so tired of songs about girls and love" and ends with the line "I can never get enough of comic books." The journey from the first line to the last will make you smile.

At 22 minutes, the album never overstays it's welcome, and I find it to be an engaging introduction to both the musical works of Antony Harding, as well as the poetic works of Eivind Kirkeby.
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It's not the band I hate, It's their fans

Lonely Boy and Other Tragedies