This is a review that was written by Tom Laskin in the Isthmus in an article called Local Color which you will find at:
http://www.isthmus.com/going-out/music/news/managedit.php?intmusicnewsid=27
One of Madison's most enduring characters, Art Paul Schlosser has made a name for himself around the country with a steady stream of idiosyncratic songs that mix surrealistic imagery and his Christian beliefs with banal descriptions of his day-to-day life. On his latest offering, Reinventing Myself, he shifts from guitar to keyboard, thus bringing old subjects (like his hygiene-conscious cat) and new ones (like peanut butter sandwiches and the surfeit of pop stars in the current marketplace) a modern edge.
Sound kind of cute and kind of weird? It is. But that doesn't mean Art Paul is some kind of freak. Although he's very different from the usual self-involved singer/songwriter, he isn't without talent. Not only do Reinventing Myself's 37 tracks form a strangely coherent outline of Schlosser's universe, they also challenge the notion that primitivist players have to be from the back country. And while his vocals are loopy and his melodies jerk to a conclusion without warning, it's plain that Art Paul has perfected the difficult art of being himself. Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if some bicoastal ironist plucks him out of obscurity one of these days.
Track List:
1. Reinventing Myself
2. Hi-Low
3. The Traffic's Really Bad Here
4. Purple Bananas On The Moon
5. My Cat Was taking A Bath
6. They're Coming To Get You
7. Is That Linda ?
8. Intro to: Keep Going
9. Keep Going
10. Bless The Lord Always
11. Intro to: I'm Not Living For My Funeral
12. I'm Not Living For My Funeral
13. The Whispering Song
14. Have A Peanut Butter Sandwich
15. Tail Tale
16. I Want A Date With The Menards Lady
17. Intro To:Why Should The Poor Always Play Free
18. Why Should The Poor Always Play Free
19. I Can't Breath No More
20. Smokin Blues
21. My Horse Only Came In Show
22. John Chapter 8
23. Church Bell Lametation No.1
24. W.W.J.D.
25. Pink Pants
26. I Ate The Poppin Fresh Doughboy
27. A Dream Come True
28. I Don't Want To Find Waldo
29. The One Chord Song
30. In The Cheap Rent District
31. Boy friend's Mean
32. Christian-Kristine
33. I Like My Mother
34. Maybe You Think I'm Weird
35. My Grace Is Suffient For You
36. I Want To Be Madonna ?
37. Hey Let's Talk
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