One Ring Zero - Here Come The Mannequins
Is anyone here familiar with Barbes Brooklyn? Before I get into the chosen song here, I’d like to tell you a little bit abot Barbes. It’s a music bar in park slope on 6th ave and 9th street. Not only is it my favorite bar in all of the 5 boroughs, it is also a recording studio, or at least a label. Owned and operated by two French musicians and long-time Brooklyn residents, Barbès is an awesome spot to see all kinds of music (usually free with a suggested donation). Their regulars are better than most shows you’ll get to see anywhere. They have everything from indie music like this One Ring Zero, to swing guitarists, to balkan brass bands and much more.
One Ring Zero, featured here, is “…gypsy-klezmer circus-flea-cartoon-music you mainly hear in your dreams.” or…“One Ring Zero’s ethno-pop could have been played in the background of a Balkan-embassy party in the 1930s, but that’s not all there is to the band: The songs on its ambitious As Smart As We Are–which features lyrics by literary figures including Paul Auster, Rick Moody and Margaret Atwood–touch on They Might Be Giants whimsy, Residents-style unease, Tom Waits clank and Marianne Faithful melancholy.” -Time Out New York
P.S. anyone who lives in the park slope area and has never been to barbes should check it out.
