Days of wine and absinthe

There’s this new style of music going around known as “cabaret punk.” Most of you all are probably familar with the whole style thanks to the success of the Dresden Dolls‘ tune “Coin-Operated Boy.” The music of cabaret punk is as if the Squirrel Nut Zippers did too much meth and started listening to the “Cabaret” soundtrack way too loud.

Well, that’s the idea, at least. The Dresden Dolls do an all right job of the genre, but groups like Gogol Bordello and the Billy Nayer Show going all out to really make things crazy. However, to me, the kings of the genre are the World / Inferno Friendship Society.

Hailing from Brooklyn, this is a nine-piece orchestra of craziness. I had the absolute luck of finding their Just the Best Party full-length for two bucks at the local record shop. It’s been on non-stop repeat ever since. There’s not been a week that’s gone by since it wandered into my happy hands that I haven’t dropped it in the cd player and cranked it terribly loud.

The W/IFS is like having a party in your cd player. Take a listen for yourself:

the World / Inferno Friendship Society – “Just the Best Party”