The Svelteness of Boogietude

The Svelteness of Boogietude

Brash, strange, and spectacular, The Svelteness of Boogietude is a wild and disorienting experience. Brother JT, the alter ego of John Terlesky, ignores filters and plays with abandon. The resulting variety is vast and surprising. Trashy garage rock with shades of psychedelia come out on “T. Rex Blues,” with other Marc Bolan–inspired licks powering “Celebrate Your Face” and “Things I Like.” He gets spaced out on “Mary Man Smoke” and noisy on the seven-minute closer, “Flotsam and Jetsam,” which ends in a rush of flailing guitar and screeching sax. He even offers two surprisingly gentle ballads. Through wry one-liners, loose grooves, and a generally unorthodox approach, he fully embraces even the oddest concepts: from muffin tops to sweatpants to the virtues of cassette tapes. The lyrics are bizarre and funny, and the wordplay runs amok. Brother JT has a long discography worth exploring, and The Svelteness of Boogietude is a fine place to start.

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