and/or statement. The ska-fla-
vored do-good ditty, “Interven-
tion,” is both, as it recalls the
socially conscious quirkiness of
They Might Be Giants. That is,
until it takes a jazzy, prog-rock
turn along the lines of Traffic
around the 3:30 mark, about a
quarter of the way through the
track. Written with Scorsone,
who sings on the bridge, singer-
songwriter-guitarist Al Smith
skewers the hypocrisy of corpo-
rations, who during their well-
ness weeks for their employees,
and in some cases, their fami-
lies, commit all kinds of crimes
against environmental and eco-
nomic justice.
Like They Might Be Giants, as
well as The Beatles, Uncle Tu-
pelo, Jersey’s own The Wooden
Soldiers, among others, The
Porchistas have two main singer-
songwriters, also Adam Falzer,
the lead guitarist. While neither
he nor Smith are exceptional vo-
calists, they both write captivat-
ing story songs brimming with
passion and overflowing with
Watch a video for “Invervention” by The Porchistas
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