Tim Harrington is a crazy man, an indescribable force of nature. I’ve seen him climb into a garbage can and get carried around a crowd talking like Oscar the Grouch. I’ve seen him give random concert-goers haircuts on stage. All that and his band, Les Savy Fav, also make some fine music. Their latest, Root for Ruin, carries on from where 2007’s Let’s Be Friends left off. Sold pop songs played with energy and verve. The first single “Let’s Get Out of Here” is typical of the album. Harrington wails over a steady but ever enjoyable backing beat with a guitar so good it almost goes unnoticed.
via HPlus Records