The World/Inferno Friendship Society Red-Eyed Soul. Release Date : July 11, 2006. Label: Chunksaah. Rating: Great. (Screw points. To each his own!) Holy moly they weren't kidding. I was terribly intrigued just by the description on the CD back. "NYC's disturbingly cult like, circus-related, Halloween-tent-revival orchestra." That really does an amazing job of summing up. It's WILD, loud, boisterous and fun. It reeks of decoration, elaborate costumes, parties, sin... it's like Moulin Rouge meets Scissor Sisters meets Cirque Du Soleil meets the Arcade Fire. A thousand voices (or as the description puts it, 'way too many teeth') mingle with horns and accordians. The lead vocalist has a bit of an odd voice, one that sounds like it should be singing slightly more vicious punk songs, but instead got stuck in this twisted cabaret type thing. And maybe he got hypnotized and was then told he's Elvis.Yet it works somehow! It's just so insane. Carnival emo? Folks, I think we may have stumbled upon a new genre. The piano is jivey, the melodies are unconventional. You can dance, bop, jump, swim, swing, leap, breakdance, march... a little something for everyone. "Let's Steal Everything" is like one of those waltzy eastern European dances that speed up really fast and people are kicking out legs and breaking dishes and dancing in a big circle and whatnot. I mean, except for the part where it gets Arabian at the end. Song of choice : It's going to be hard to pick out a favourite! But... for chamring me out of the gate I'll go with the opening "Brother of the Mayor of Bridgewater" -Andy Scheffler Elsewhere The World/Inferno Friendship Society website Published : January, 2007.