February 12, 2008
Guest hosted this week by Gavon Laessig
Toss pop, punk, disco and a whole lot of Astroglide into a Cuisinart, repeatedly press "Pulse," then dump on top of a mustache orgy-now you've got the recipe for Ssion's "Fool's Gold."
Finally available in wide release through Sleazetone Records, "Fool's Gold" is the infectious new album from Kansas City art-noise collective Ssion (pronounced "shun"). Ssion has been cavorting around the KC area for the better part of five years as a multimedia carnival of the queer, combining conceptual punk with cartoonish costumes and videos in a stage show that would've left Fellini slack-jawed.
It wasn't until Kansas City artist and Ssion founder Cody Critcheloe teamed up with musician J. Ashley Miller that the group began focusing more on the songwriting aspect of their three-ring sextacular. The fruit of that collaboration was "Fool's Gold," a fantastically gay party album that may provide Critcheloe and company with their first bit of crossover success.
The disc completely eschews Ssion's aggro-punk roots in favor of catchy pop tunes with hooks that sink so deep into your brain you'll be cursing them long after the album ends. Before taking Ssion on the road for a mini-tour in support of "Fool's Gold," Critcheloe joined lawrence.com to chat about his mysterious bandmate known only as The Woman, gaying up Kansas City, and a toe-tappin' little ditty called "Street Jizz."
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