PJ OLSSON
Beautifully Insane (Brash Music)
Reviewed by Eric Saeger

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Docile teen-pop non-sequiturs brought to you by the very neohippy who contributed "The Whistle Song" (included here) to Starburst Fruit Chews commercials, aka He Who Joyously Licks the Boots of Beck-heads Who Couldn't Pick "Marrakesh Express" or Yo La Tengo Out of a Lineup. The bongwater runs deep within the unplugged grunge of "Visine" (picture Seal as a Woodstock-tripping tambourine-shaker) and strains the levees in "Soul Soul Superstar," a shiny folk-rock lure certain to reel in latent Phish fans ready to wean themselves from McHip-hop. The songwriting is irresistible enough to get Olsson's foot in any LA door, and even includes an instant catch-phrase or two ("I'd rather be Medicated than be a bitch like you").

© 2005 - Eric Saeger