![]() The band didn’t win the contest, but the video went viral and the internet proceeded to perform the requisite vivisection of Lopes. “Or maybe it’s the thought of not being so alone.” ![]() “I love the thought of being with you,” he bellows in the chorus. He runs his fingers through his unruly mane, his eyes moist from effort, pain, frustration… the effect is intoxicating and uneasy, like watching fire destroy a building. Lopes delivers the song through alternating grimaces and grins as he shifts between the pain of loving someone he can’t be with and the genuine pleasure of being her friend. Hi, what’s your name? How are you? How’s your life?/ Oh, you got a man? Are you in love? If so, what type?/ Is it just platonic, strictly just as friends/ Or the type that ties you two together ’til tomorrow’s end?/ If it is, disregard every time I call you pretty/ Though it’s meant sincerely, it’s just my imagination drifting. Watching the video for “Peach Scone,” the one that Sacramento-based band Hobo Johnson and The LoveMakers submitted for the 2018 NPR Tiny Desk Concert, it’s easy to mischaracterize frontman Frank Lopes.īrandishing a cigarette and a microphone in his left hand, the 20-something Lopes, with a cherubic face and a halo of fuzzy curls, drops an F-bomb half a second in, gives a stream-of-consciousness shout-out to Bob Boilen, introduces himself and his band and then launches into an anxious spoken word narrative of unrequited love. Photo courtesy of Flickr.Frank Lopes Jr., aka Hobo Johnson Jade Ehlers However, if you want slam poetry meets hip-hop, this is the album for you. but I had to spend it all on therapy.” This album is not for everyone, with dark undertone lyrics and sudden loud noises throughout the songs. ![]() With lyrics going from “I made a million bucks!” to “. The theme of the album could be described as a joyful sadness. However, some other songs on the album tell intricate stories telling us of real-world issues such as: “I Want to See The World,” which tells the story of a man wishing to see the world but only seeing the bad things that have happened there. One song on the album, “Jordans House” repetitively says “Jordan’s house” as the main chorus rather than adding any extra stories. Each song tells its own story alluding to this theme. These two songs speak to the ultimate theme of the overall album, deep but humorous. While still telling a story, it is not as deep as the opening song. The song tells an in-depth sinuous story However, “Outro” sounds like an infomercial for the next album to be released. “Anton LaVey,” tells a steamy story about the author himself. The album opens with a song called “Anton LaVey” and ends with “Outro.” ![]() This new album features layers of hip-hop mixed with soulful acoustics. He became popular with his 2018 Tiny Desk concert, earning him quite a large following. Johnson is a California native who’s been making music since 2015. While publicly known as Hobo Johnson, his actual name is Frank Lopes Jr. “The Revenge of Hobo Johnson” is the fifth studio album in Hobo Jonson’s career. Many great hit albums have been “Who’s Next” by The Who, “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” by Black Sabbath, “Aretha” by Aretha Franklin and “Bobby” by Bobby Brown. One artist, Hobo Johnson and The LoveMakers, is an up-and-coming star in the indie hip-hop scene. Artists and bands have been incorporating their names into their albums for years: some known and some barely heard of.
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