Particularly Hello, by The World Palestine

Particularly Hello

by The World Palestine

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1.	Particularly Hello 03:27	lyrics	buy track
we twirl and tumble we're lazy eyed can I go
2.	We've Got It (All Worked Out) 02:44	lyrics	buy track
stick your finger in it all the way go on using everything ok there's no need for anyone to blame I can't think of anything to say to you ba badap bah oh we've got it hello we've got it all worked out
3.	Pink Spot, Blue Star 03:45	lyrics	buy track
what can we do today (2,000,000x) umbilical feelings and separate minds we do the same thing under different lights tell me what can we do today (2,000,000x) I wish I was born the scientific type it was just a waste of time
4.	Cut the Cake 02:44	lyrics	buy track
cut the cake and we'll find a place to wrap it up with bow ties and lace it's not a race but I did it faster it might be a fashion disaster oh oh no
5.	The Zap 01:39	lyrics	buy track
it stings to know I never thought I'd grow up to be a rabbit life was simple then but now I do it all the time
6.	Oh Bolivar 02:19	lyrics	buy track
oh Bolivar starting all over staring contest with a squirrel waiting for her ex lover insignificant other OC won't you see this similar feeling so subconsciously swinging up into a tree two missionaries explained to me the Book of Mormon was found somewhere around NYC in the mid 19th century I mean the mid 20th century
7.	Please (Be Nice to Me) 02:44	lyrics	buy track
please oh please be nice to me girl I've been feeling kind of down and you've been really mean to me
8.	Trombone Moan Pt 1 & 2 04:01		buy track

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Reviewed for Babysue (March 2013)

"The World Palindrome is the one man band created by Les Easterby. Released in 2012, Particularly Hello is an intriguing and slightly peculiar spin featuring ten tracks of subtle underground pop. The album reminds us of some of the more adventurous underground pop bands in the United States in the mid to late 1990s. Easterby writes memorable songs with smart lyrics...and he has a great voice that is perfect for the type of songs that he writes. Not surprisingly, this album has already become quite popular on the college radio circuit. We really like the fact that these songs have a slightly unpolished sound that is refreshing and real...unlike 90% of what we receive (which so often tend to sound like generic cottage cheese replicas). If we were going to offer comparisons...we'd say that this band sounds something like a cross between Syd Barrett and The Apples In Stereo (??!!). Cool compositions include "Particularly Hello," "Pink Spot, Blue Star," "Gruesome Twosome Fearsome," and "Marital Bliss." It'll be interesting to hear what this talented fellow comes up with next..."

Reviewed for Leicester Bangs (February 28 2013)

"Although previous incarnations (The Royal Palestine and The World Palestine) have been full band line-ups, for “Particularly Hello” and latest name change, The World Palindrome, we’re now down to just the one member, Les Easterby.

He cites influences as far and wide as New Kids on the Block, right through to the noise workouts of Jim O’Rourke. To simply sum up his style, it’s a lo-fi blend of progressive rock, new wave and shoegaze, with pop perfect vocals, where exceptional melody meets dischord, dissonance and occasional experimentation. His tired and lazy (not quite dreamy or lysergic) lyrical delivery contrasts nicely the jagged and rougher edges, which fizzle with low-key antagonism.

Tracks of note are the title track, “Cut The Cake” with its marimba-esque underpinning, the very brief “The Zap”, “Marital Bliss” with its outrageously tuned (or un-tuned) guitar and the finale, “Trombone Moan pt 1 & 2”, which is two-thirds a Red Crayola type freakout with an Ian Dury and the Blockheads demo (Sello)taped to the end."

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released January 1, 2012

Written and performed by Les Easterby
Recorded at Air House
Engineered and Mixed by Micajah Ryan and Ryan Rodine.
Mastered by JJ Golden
Cover art by Les Easterby

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