Album Info

Prepare the Preparations

By Ludo

Alternative - 2010

Ludo's fourth album borrows bravely from the cartoonish darkness of Oingo Boingo as frontman Andrew Volpe sings of skeletons, witches,... more

Tracklist

1

Too Tired to Wink

3:30 min
2

Cyborgs vs. Robots

3:26 min
3

Whipped Cream

2:56 min
4

Anything for You

3:23 min
5

Manta Rays

3:54 min
6

Skeletons On Parade

5:49 min
7

I'll Never Be Lonely Again

3:39 min
8

All the Stars In Texas

3:14 min
9

Rotten Town

3:24 min
10

Overdone

4:39 min
11

Battle Cry

3:53 min
12

Safe In the Dark

3:50 min
13

Skeleton's Lullaby

0:44 min
14

Whipped Cream (Acoustic Version) [Bonus Track]

2:54 min
15

Rotten Town (Acoustic Version) [Bonus Track]

3:20 min

About Prepare the Preparations

Ludo's fourth album borrows bravely from the cartoonish darkness of Oingo Boingo as frontman Andrew Volpe sings of skeletons, witches, curses, pirates, cyborgs, robots, leprechauns, grave-robbing lovers, and a cyclops, while his band plays quirky guitar-pop. "Too Tired to Wink" bounces on shadowy minor chords with a fractured fairytale feel as Volpe conveys that although he smells like a corpse, he's happy to be alive. In "Cyborgs vs. Robots" big rock riffs bolster novel vocoder-affected singing that recalls the robotic vocals on Midnight Star's 1983 hit "Freakazoid." The band takes a break from geeky fantasy to bust out "Whipped Cream," a catchy power-pop single of Fountains of Wayne proportions. The mellower "Manta Rays" floats on pedaling rhythms and romantic lyrics that somehow pulls off amorous sentiment with the imagery of flattened sea creatures.