I've always felt that this week's #6 artist, The Presidents of the United States of America, were kind of a jokey band. Their big hits, Lump and Peaches, off of their eponymous album, are odd with not quite sensical lyrics. The songs are fun earworms, certainly, but I would not call them sophisticated. The band are not one-hit wonders1. However, they are one-trick ponies, and one-trick ponies do not have staying power.
My recommendation is that PotUSA is fine, but nothing essential. Listen to them when you want a taste of the 90s, but only a taste, because they're not a full meal.
- They are two-hit wonders and should have been featured in this radio show. ↩︎