An interesting and quiet side project from the interesting and quiet Will Oldham of Palace. The liner notes thank Tortoise and Stereolab. You’ll hear why.
Anderson loves each of his characters for all their flaws and failings, letting them put themselves through the wringer but always welcoming them home.
This should have been just a madcap, goofy, directed-by-Carl-Reiner sort of comedy. They threw in gratuitous violence, bad hair, bad skin, and bad singing.