MP3: The Carny - Bestseller
I really like The Carny. Solid songwriting, good arrangements, fun big-band instrumentation, yadda yadda and so on and so forth. Refreshingly straightforward and free from quirks. "Bestseller" starts off with a bit that almost seems lifted from The Proclaimers' "500 miles", but that horn refrain takes things in a different direction once you get past the staccato, herky-jerky rhythm of the first verse. Reminiscent, but not the same. I also like it a touch better than the retro vibe of lead single "Sun in your eyes". That's a good song too, but not quite upbeat enough to get me going this dark and rainy Monday morning. The brass wins out over the organ, that's just the way it goes.
The Carny - Bestseller