{"product_id":"785034136320","title":": Pass the Loofah (Vinyl LP)","description":"Oakland's Naked Roommate have been slinking around the Bay Area lighting up stages, shaking asses \u0026amp; confounding listeners since 2018, when the group - originally just the duo of real-life partners Andy Jordan \u0026amp; Amber Sermeno (both formerly of The World) - self-released a cassette of demos (2018's Naked Roommate). Members Michael Mig Zamora \u0026amp; Alejandra Alcala (Blues Lawyer) joined soon after to augment the sound \u0026amp; live band with their proper full-length album Do The Duvet, co-released in September of 2020 via UK label Upset! The Rhythm \u0026amp; Trouble In Mind. 2024 finds the lineup expanded even further to incorporate the horn section of Geoff Saba \u0026amp; Jeanne Oss on tenor \u0026amp; alto saxophones as well as percussion \u0026amp; marimba as the band readies their sophomore effort, the dizzyingly ecstatic Pass The LoofahRecorded by members Andy Jordan \u0026amp; Mig Zamora from 2021-2023 as time \u0026amp; restrictions allowed, Pass The Loofah retains the wild energy of their debut, but leans into the rhythmic throbs perpetuated by forbears like Kid Creole \u0026amp; The Coconuts, Lizzy Mercier Descloux \u0026amp; ESG; the signature sound of UK's On-U Sound \u0026amp; NYC's 99 Records, but with a decidedly West Coast irreverence \u0026amp; a knack for absurdist exposition. Make no mistake, this is music designed to make your body MOVE \u0026amp; Naked Roommate won't stop until they've made sure every ass is shook. The band freely incorporates elements of the dancier side of post-punk (think A Certain Ratio or Liquid Liquid) as well as disco, funk, \u0026amp; house music. However, the group's uplifting melodicism belies a deeper subtext, understanding the importance of the sense of community of dance music \u0026amp; the culture surrounding it and leaning into a Neo-socialist lyrical context. Shit is fucked, \u0026amp; we get thru it by helping one another \u0026amp; acknowledging \u0026amp; addressing the failures of disaster Capitalism \u0026amp; tech-bro hegemony (a state the band is all-too familiar with, living in The Bay Area)Take the first single Bus; a four-on-the-floor banger \u0026amp; salutary paeon to the ups \u0026amp; downs of the people's transport that throbs \u0026amp; pulses with a late-night sashay (and a bridge that launches the tune into the stratosphere). Elsewhere, Fight Flights funky horn stabs and Sermeno's slinky vocals swoon over Numan-esque synth squiggles that are fortified \u0026amp; funkified toward the dance floor. Broken Whisper edges into new territory for the group, adding a Caribbean flavor a'la Kid Creole or The Specials that punctuates the persistent \u0026amp; synthetic beats underneath. Meanwhile instrumental interludes like Ducky \u0026amp; Viv, G-Y pt. 1 \u0026amp; G-Y pt. 2 oscillate into zones of sci-fi meets soap opera soundtracks, sounding not unlike the electronic experiments of UK industrial pioneers Chris \u0026amp; Cosey. Album closer I Can't Be Found might be the album's secret weapon; It's swooning synth melody \u0026amp; processed vocals recall early Daft Punk or MGMT by way of Derrick Carter \u0026amp; The Au Pairs. It's a beautiful song; perfect for the late night (or early morning) car ride home from the club.  No Kicker, Fight Flight, Successful Friend, Ducky ; Viv, Bus, Broken Whisper, G-Y Pt. 1, Sunblot, Reasons Why, Yob, G-Y Pt. 2, I Can't Be Found","brand":"Trouble in Mind","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49425994121506,"sku":"785034136320","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2231\/7305\/files\/4369297-3232914.jpg?v=1777214351","url":"https:\/\/www.besvinyl.com\/products\/785034136320","provider":"besvinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}