Scared Famous

The tracks selected for Scared Famous were all recorded at a key moment in Ariel's recording adventure, dating back to, or immediately following the recordings on "House Arrest."

Culled from a self-made double-album in vague circulation a few years ago, the recordings on Scared Famous stand out for being worth more than a listen. Ariel's songwriting powers seems to have taken a leap, stealing the show from his trademark tape-ethics and begging for appreciation in their own right. For the first time in his grand recording adventure, you hear Ariel Pink's music evoking a bygone era, not because of the fuzz and hiss of delapidated tape, but because you just can't believe anybody can write songs like this anymore. Appropriately then, this release comes just as Ariel has begun playing out with a six piece band, leaving his karaoke-tape days behind.