The Handbag Memoirs

Product Description
The most exciting pop group to ever come out of Detroit. Recommended if you like pre-Ziggy Bowie, The Left Banke, Belle & Sebastian, The Beach Boys, Donovan, The King of Luxembourg. "It seems like Pas/Cal has almost materialized out of nowhere, like some kind of band of sugar-pop prophets that rose straight out of the pastel squares of the Candy Land board in the closet. The group's falsetto hooks and up-tempo, guitar-driven melodies are compact explosions of felicity, short enough in length to appeal to a busload of Ritalin kids and skillful enough in craft to stay between the ears for a week." -Detroit MetroTimes "Although Detroit has traditionally generated bands with abrasive sensations, rough and distressing heartaches or even foul-mouthed angst, Detroit musicians certainly haven't limited themselves to doing only that. Case in point are the wonderfully bright pop sounds of Pas/Cal. The band's six-song EP on Le Grand Magistery is a buoyant ride that conjoins wistful 60s harmonies with subtle Zombies and Donovan-esque Brit-styled traits." -Real Detroit Weekly. "Pas/Cal mix up the perverse charm of Serge Gainsbourg (a la Bonnie & Clyde and Melodie Nelson), the ear for beauty not unlike the Left Banke, the structural and chordal cleverness of White Album-era Lennon, and the lyricism and wit of pre-Ziggy Bowie." 11/19/02

The Handbag Memoirs,PAL,Le Grand Magistery,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

The Handbag Memoirs

Average customer rating:

pretentious, fey boringness
Shimmering pop music
By The Magistry's Request
These Boys Know What's Goin' On!
a fine taster...

Handbag Memoirs
Pas/Cal
Manufacturer: Le Grand Magistery
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Chamber Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Oh Honey, We're Ridiculous
Dear Sir
The Crane Wife

ASIN: B000071WXN
Release Date: 2002-12-03

Tracks:

The Bronze Beached Boys (Come On Let's Go)
I'd Bet My Life That You Bet Your Life
I Wanna Take You Out In Your Holiday Sweater
Grown Men Go Go
Marion/Mariam
This Ain't For Everyone

Album Description

The most exciting pop group to ever come out of Detroit. Recommended if you like pre-Ziggy Bowie, The Left Banke, Belle & Sebastian, The Beach Boys, Donovan, The King of Luxembourg. "It seems like Pas/Cal has almost materialized out of nowhere, like some kind of band of sugar-pop prophets that rose straight out of the pastel squares of the Candy Land board in the closet. The group's falsetto hooks and up-tempo, guitar-driven melodies are compact explosions of felicity, short enough in length to appeal to a busload of Ritalin kids and skillful enough in craft to stay between the ears for a week." -Detroit MetroTimes "Although Detroit has traditionally generated bands with abrasive sensations, rough and distressing heartaches or even foul-mouthed angst, Detroit musicians certainly haven't limited themselves to doing only that. Case in point are the wonderfully bright pop sounds of Pas/Cal. The band's six-song EP on Le Grand Magistery is a buoyant ride that conjoins wistful 60s harmonies with subtle Zombies and Donovan-esque Brit-styled traits." -Real Detroit Weekly. "Pas/Cal mix up the perverse charm of Serge Gainsbourg (a la Bonnie & Clyde and Melodie Nelson), the ear for beauty not unlike the Left Banke, the structural and chordal cleverness of White Album-era Lennon, and the lyricism and wit of pre-Ziggy Bowie." 11/19/02

Customer Reviews:

pretentious, fey boringness .......2006-07-10

have you ever seen these guys live? oh dear god, so awfully boring. casimer pascal needs to get over himself.

Shimmering pop music.......2004-04-06

I am so embarassed that a Saturn commercial brought my attention to this remarkable band. 'The Blonde Beached Boys' caught my ears during a commerical break and I immediately went on the web to find out who it was (www.whatsthatcalled.com is a great site).

This debut EP showscases a band that knows exactly who they are and what they are good at. They make the difficult process of creating smart pop music seem simple and obvious. The production is so effortless you cannot imagine the songs recorded any other way. And the entire thing is done by the band.

Just when I thought pop music was dead, I found Pas/Cal.

By The Magistry's Request.......2004-01-20

Just simply an excellent first EP (the follow up is a good second effort, but this one is better). The very careful way the songs are recorded is simply great; you can read other reviews and see folks compare them to Belle & Sebastian and the Beach Boys, and I guess that works, but the songs have a very original feel to them. Everything from the vocal arrangements to the hand claps to the clever lyrics just make this an EP that's getting heavy rotation out here at my place on the west coast.

These Boys Know What's Goin' On!.......2003-11-24

PAS/CAL is amazing, simply and beautifully joyous to the ears. I go to all their concerts that I am physically able to, which limits me to the Detroit area, their and my hometown. As for the EP, it's beautiful. At their latest show at a record store in Dearborn, lead singer and guitarist Casimer Pascal explained their technique for naming albums. The first EP, called 'The Handbag Memoirs' does not have the song "The Hadbag Memoirs" on it. That's on the next EP...'Oh Honey, We're Ridiculous' which (surprise surprise) doesn't have the song titled "Oh hony, We're Ridiculous." That's on the next one. The explaination? "Because we're clever like that!"

This album is wonderful. So are they. If you catch them at a show, bassist Nathaniel Burgundy will give you a felt heart to show your love for the band:

Lead Vocals/Guitar: Casimer Pascal
Lead Guitar: Gene Corduroy
Bass:Nathaniel Burgundy
Guitar: Trevor Mott
Drums: LTD (Little Tommy Daniels)
Keyboards: Richard Panic

a fine taster..........2003-05-03

Pas/Cal's debut ep is a fine taste of things to come, naturally leaving you wanting more. It's not exactly the most original record, on first listen you begin chucking "-esque" comparisons to three seminal bands starting with the letter B: Beach Boys, Beatles, Belle & Sebastian. Of course, the question is whether band can rise above their peers, which on "Handbag Memoirs", they don't quite, not yet at least. But what you get here is enjoyable and appealing, not earth-shattering, with at least one gloriously perfect pop song in "The Bronze Beached Boys".

Average customer rating:

Handbag Memoirs

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0002UXKMI
Release Date: 2002-12-03

Tracks:

The Bronze Bleached Boys (Come On Let's Go)
I'd Bet My Life That You'd Bet Your Life
I Wanna Take You Out in Your Holiday Sweater
Grown Men Go Go
Marion/Mariam
This Ain't for Everyone

Album Description

The most exciting pop group to ever come out of Detroit. Recommended if you like pre-Ziggy Bowie, The Left Banke, Belle & Sebastian, The Beach Boys, Donovan, The King of Luxembourg.

Rap Music:

Rap Music

rap music

Recommended Music:

Enchillada [Import]

Latilla: La Finta cameriera

Light Years [Import]

Music: Supadupafly [CD-single] [Import]

Shaun Of The Dead [Soundtrack] [Import]

My Life, Pt. 2 [CD-single] [Import]

New Morning

New Order - International [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Lo Que Trae Rumbavana [Import]

Lasso: Chansons And Madrigals

Lucky Four

Make Believe Ballroom

Live at Home [Import]

Pergolesi - Stabat Mater / Hennig · Jacobs · Concerto Vocale · Jacobs

Live From Hell