The Gravity Of The Situation

Gay Genius “Spit It Out”

Gay Genius is a collaboration between Tyler Martin of James Rabbit and Nessie of Nessie and Her Beard. It may be a bit silly to point this out given how obscure both of them are, but given the fact that I have written about James Rabbit several times over the years, I figure at least some of you would be interested in knowing that. “Spit It Out” has the same charming informal professionalism of Martin’s recordings, but the style is much different, shedding the manic glee of James Rabbit in favor of a mellow approximation of Erasure. Nessie’s voice and phrasing comes close to that of Andy Bell, but the music is far more relaxed and low-key than a typical Erasure tune. It’s more of a slow burn, which makes the urgency of the vocals seem a bit more impatient and anxious. The passion is there, but it could be futile.

Get the Gay Genius album via Tyler on the James Rabbit site.