The Old Soul
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Label: Friendly Fire Recordings
Release Date: April 17, 2007

Looking for an escape from the Noreaster, east coast friends?

Strap on your favorite headphones and pop in The Old Soul’s self-titled debut. It’s a sensational three ring circus in your head, with Toronto’s Luca Maoloni as the Brian Wilson-channeling ringmaster.

Mexican mariachi, ragtime revival, Polyphonic Spree and the Flaming Lips all have influential appearances on the trapeze and tiger cage. It’s a complex self-produced LP rounding out at 14 tracks. We don’t know if Maoloni can breathe fire, but this sure beats the petting zoo.

The Old Soul - “Nectar of the Nitwit” (mp3)