Quirkiness comes in many forms. There's Experimental, Avant-Garde, and Eclectic just to start with, and if you thought that the British had a patent on quirky music, here's a release from 1987 of a quartet that was 50% British and 50% American, but they're not 50% quirky. These guys are 100% quirky, and just a lot of fun to listen to.
The record is titled "Live, Love, Larf & Loaf" and the all-star quartet responsible are John French on Drums and Vocals, Fred Frith on Bass, Violin and Vocals, Henry Kaiser on Guitar and Shamisen, and Richard Thompson on Guitar and Vocals.
This song is only one minute and forty-two seconds long, but there's not one second wasted.
French Frith Kaiser Thompson - Whoa! This is like an alternative Super Group, once you divorce "alternative from punk & grunge." Great tune, and even though there are a couple of Yanks in the band, Richard Thompson's Britishness seems to lead the way.
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