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The Minus 5
What is The Minus 5 in the year 2025? You might well arsk! What started off in 1993 as a studio side project (as the Young Fresh Fellows were easing up on their typically frenetic activities), it was originally meant to explore the folkier, more dismal side of rock’s palate/pallet. Now thirty years on, it seems to be just another rock band — a band with a rather extensive discography, belying its part-time status. Which is pretty awesome anyway.
The new album, Oar On, Penelope!, was, in fact, recorded in classic Get Back style, gathered in a room (or two), musicians tackling ideas that had not been demoed, heard, or performed previously — and yet they seemed to be songs, rather instantly upon inception. The core band on this effort is Scott (The Hoople) McCaughey, ever-ready Peter Buck, Linda Pitmon, Kurt Bloch. Debbi Peterson added her golden voice to every song. Plus guest appearances by Spencer Tweedy, Patterson Hood, and Ed Stasium (more on him later). Somehow, less thought was put into this record… which is actually an extremely positive development.