Barnaby ShiggleMax
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A plush little menace in formalwear turns polite society into a very impolite disaster.
Jimmy Norquist’s songs are built from people first. They take ordinary situations—family rituals, friendships, childhood fears, headlines, bad favors, holiday traditions—and follow them until something funny, uncomfortable, or unexpectedly tender appears.
Musically and visually, the world is folk with a retro, hipster, steampunk edge: acoustic guitars, old microphones, brass, wood, road cases, late-night rooms, and the feeling that a story might start at the next table.
Single
A plush little menace in formalwear turns polite society into a very impolite disaster.
Single
One enormous box, a Russian-doll stack of smaller boxes, and one tiny duct-taped present from Santa.
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Disbelief turns to outrage, outrage burns itself out, and the world is still capable of a rainbow.
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A barstool inventory of loyalty, bad judgment, and the friends who make a story better by making it worse first.
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A father’s ridiculous little game becomes a grown man’s lesson about staying ready for what life throws.
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A childhood fear becomes a lifeguard job, then a surprisingly useful education in corporate predators.
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A wet platform, a hard lesson, and the promise you make when a favor costs more than expected.
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A New Year’s rave, two exuberant parents, and one son unexpectedly promoted to responsible adult.