Well, lookee here! We've got ourselves a new 7-inch record from the one-and-only Poppy Robbie! This limited edition lathe cut spins at 33 1/3 RPM and comes hand-numbered and drawn by Robbie himself. It was created on a nearly 100-year-old record cutter and is unlike any other piece of vinyl you own. The Google robot tells me it's a single "in the pop-rock genre," and I can't really argue with that. On the A-side, "Mind Contorted" is a cover of Daniel Johnston's classic. There was briefly a digital release of this track last year, but you would have missed it if you had blinked. Thankfully it's back on the interwebs and available for purchase on vinyl. As a fan of Robbie's, I am not at all surprised that he has an affinity for the songwriting of Daniel Johnston. Here he puts his signature on "Mind Contorted" in a way that still honors the original version. This is what a great cover song should be: one artist interpreting another's work rather than just straight-up copying it. This sounds like it could have been a Poppy Robbie original. On the flip, "Naivety Is Key" is vintage Poppy Robbie: a clever and reflective tune with an indie singer/songwriter's soul and the feel of something Rob Fleming might have owned on vinyl. These two songs work together beautifully, and the package that Robbie has put together is quite extraordinary. When he told me he was sending me cookies and it turned out not to be cookies, well, I had to admit this was better than cookies. When I say it's limited, I mean it's limited. The pressing was 25 copies, so I would suggest acting fast if you want something this cool in your life. I don't want it to reach the point where people are getting into screaming matches and fist fights over who gets the last copy, so please shop responsibly. The world might be going down the toilet, but at least we still have music.
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