Geeky songs are at the center of today’s review.
Aim to Misbehave by The PDX Broadsides
In their newest studio album, The PDX Broadsides prove they aren’t just “entry-level geeks”. They go “deep geek” in Aim to Misbehave into the geek worlds of Conan the Barbarian, BASIC, Miyazaki and as the album title suggests, Firefly.
We were unable to attend their concert at Norwescon 38 this past Easter weekend, but were delighted when they reached out with a review copy of their newest album. Both Matt and I are not completely proficient in the filking world, but we do love The Doubleclicks, Vixy & Tony and the since broken up Debs and Errol, so The PDX Broadsides style of music and the content of the songs were fairly familiar to us. What I didn’t expect was how far reaching their geekiness lies. The band is comprised of three members, Jessica, Hollyanna and Christian. All three sing on various tracks and Christian plays guitar for most of the tracks. They enlisted fellow Portland geek Aubrey Webber (of The Doubleclicks) to play cello on “The Story of Me“.
In general, a filking group will stick with specific geek content, many latching onto a tv show i.e. Firefly or a genre like “Steampunk“, but I was so impressed by how many different geeky things they touch on in this album. No matter if you like LEGOs, Xena, Mario‘s Nintendo world, or Game of Thrones, you will have at least one track that resonates with you. I enjoyed the entire album, including the bonus track you get if you buy the album on Bandcamp, “Nathan (PTYPO)“, which was stuck in my head until I fell asleep last night. After listening to that track, it seems like The PDX Broadsides love to have their audience to help out with songs, and it would be fun to see them live. Since they are just from Portland, OR, it’s not unlikely to see them up here in the Seattle area.
My suggestion? Pick this album up, it’s not only diverse in subjects but styles of music as well. It’ll make great geeky background music for your next tabletop game night. Just make sure you do buy it off of Bandcamp to get the bonus track about Captain Tightpants. You can listen to the entire album with the widget below and for more info about the band go straight to their website HERE.