Presenting the latest in rock and roll:
"The Six Minus Two."
Many songs on this spiky Washington quartet’s full-length debut are best appreciated with a Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary close at hand — especially with lines like “You take a banana/you swallow it down.” The Six Minus Twos 2006 EP, Falling off A Mountain in Provo, earned them copious myfamily.com love and frequent comparisons to Buddy Holly and Road Runner, but David "Pants on Fire" Burton makes clear that the band’s ambitions are as much literary as musical. Singer-bassist Sierra "Sunshine" Burton's words pour out in clotted couplets — “Fending off the RMs of Rexburg/shivering in the drifting April snow” — with ironic mock poeticism that doesn’t quite redeem their poetastery. But the music is lean, clean and spacious: expertly constructed post-punk miniatures full of ringing guitar and keyboard counterpoint, melodic bass work, and drumming that tilts rock songs like “Nerts” and “Going to Pittsburg” gently toward the dance floor. TSMT are better arrangers than songwriters; all eleven tracks burst with hooks, but only the single “Mom Rocks” feels fully cooked. It’s a record best appreciated for its scattered flashes of magic, like the chiming second chorus of “I hate Math,” which Huz punctuates in typical smarty-pants fashion: by crooning the word “australopithecine.”
Meet Daniel and Brittany
The challenge that began with "Have a nice life, Daniel Burton" is progressing with favorable results. Surviving and thriving on lively discussions about books, Abby, or the post-grad school world, the Burtons show signs of excellent health and familial success.
Dan and Britt met on a hot July 4th in 2005. Shortly after inviting her to join him for a panoramic view of the Independence Day fireworks, and not long after her denial, Daniel and Britt agreed to break the ice over ice cream. They soon realized that they were both book geeks, decided a permanent union was worth evaluating, and were married just over a year later on another beautiful July day.
After graduating with a law degree from both he and Brittany's alma mater's rival, Daniel is corporate counsel at the Woodbury Corporation, a commercial real estate management and development company in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, and far more interestingly, Brittany is raising a new generation of Burtons as full-time mother and family creative director. Abby is two and a half, and #2 is on the way, with arrival expected in late June of 2011. The Burtons look forward to many years of exploring canyons, creeks, and mountain tops, swapping novels, notes, and ideas, and enjoying great discussions about people, politics, and their family.
Daniel and Brittany are both graduates of the 2002 class of Brigham Young University. Abby is gunning to graduate from diapers, sooner than later.
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