ted mccloskey

one night bland
ted mccloskey’s “one night bland” is a sprawling 23-track romp that serves up a snarling type of rock and roll that just isn’t made anymore.
On it, he explores characters lost and not-likely-found anytime soon; if at all. The songs develop in a series of rapid-fire, pulsating, exposed nerve-endings that hit with focused power, using previously unearthed, glam-influenced, loud, electric guitars, and a stony glare aimed squarely at the target; day-to-day malaise.
The fake, unhappy, cartoon figures on the cover indicate as much.
In McCloskey's words:
"It is more a collection of short stories than one overall novel. That is pretty much the idea. It is 13 different people living one night, which is their every night. It is how these characters spend their tilt a whirl lives...whether it is drinking, not sleeping, dancing with strangers, 3am phone liaisons, trying to get in the center of attention, or falling in love every two minutes."
It is also rock n' roll. Nasty, loud, sinewy rock n' roll that makes your ears burn and your legs jittery.
McCloskey doesn’t have the big pocket resources to promote the record properly. You’ll probably not stumble across his music on any left-of-the-dial radio stations. Hell, you’d never even know he existed without this little prompting device. All he has is his music, a web place (www.tedmccloskey.com), a couple of very cool self-produced videos, and this MySpace thing.
If you have been lucky enough to catch him and his crackin’ band, the Hi-Fi’s, you get the feeling you have seen something special. It’s pure energy; it’s a “raunch and roll” show that has opened shows for notables such as Alejandro Escovedo and Ryan Adams. If you are not one of the lucky ones, you’ll have to settle for the CD’s and you won’t be sorry.
Discography:
One Man Misery Parade (2003)
Sixty Cycle Hum (2004)
Who’s Gonna Listen Anyway (2006)
Technicolor Thieves (2007)
One Night Bland (2009)
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