What's The Story?
Mark Bragg plays an eccentric brand of rock that's strangely appealing. Which Doctor is the ninth track from his album Bear Music, and it can be bought along with his other work (as well as a free preview of his new single) on his website.
Who's To Blame?
While trying to think of a description for the guy to blame, I noticed that I know too many engineers.
Why ♥ It?
Gogol Bordello have a name for themselves as a band playing punk you're not going to hear anywhere else, and for a tremendous live show. Although his music may remind of those crazy old gypsy punks, Mark Bragg can certainly claim these same things about his music and his show. Hell, Which Doctor is an accordion and a few extra string-and-strum instruments short of sounding like something from the same album as Start Wearing Purple, although the organ adds a great mood instead. The vocals and lyrics match this quirky mood perfectly, with lots of background yells, along with the brooding main vocal you might hear from a Matt Bellamy. The best part of this tune, though, is where there aren't any lyrics: the chorus-type part that's carried on oh-ohs and ow-ows. Having words fill those slots would probably ruin just how catchy the track actually is.
The first time I saw this band, this is the only song that I was really coherent enough to remember. It was in my head all week, and remains my favorite tune by Mark Bragg. You can imagine the jumping around and dancing that goes along with this (and most any tune at a Mark Bragg show); it's worth going out of your way to be a part of.
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