Stretch Princess: Fun With Humans
A Review By: Nicholas Valentine
In an era where Boy Bands and Pop Stars rule the airwaves a lot of people tend to forget about the “real” musicians. Stretch Princess is no exception. This London-bred, New York based band released its first album in August of 1998 and toured with such groups as Eve 6 and Third Eye Blind. In the time of their existence they have been featured in various soundtracks to an assortment of movies and television shows including “She’s All That”, “Jack & Jill”, “Teaching Mrs. Tingle”, and “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” as an example.
Their newest album; “Fun with Humans”, was released in August of 2002 and is filled with a wonderful array of songs that express a very personal side of music that lacks in a lot of the other groups that top the charts at the moment. These very melancholy lyrics are surrounded by a light-hearted, soda-pop feel. With such songs like “Freakshow” and “Breakfast for Champions”, we get the emotions that frame the heartache of ending long-term relationships, with an up-beat sound to contrast them.
“Fun with Humans” is a great album packed with remarkable songs dealing with relationships and life itself. That is why Stretch Princess is my pick of the week.
