VIMTV Album Review #407: David Lynch – Crazy Clown Time

Jake: 65/100

Tom: 77/100

Verdict: If you like creepy, slightly unsettling music that is all about mood, this is for you. Otherwise, you may as well stay away from it.

Overview: As the debut album from a film director who has made a career out of the disturbing and bizarre, Crazy Clown Time fits right in with David Lynch’s body of work. The style combines the work Lynch did on Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse’s Dark Night of the Soul along with Angelo Badalementi’s soundtrack to Twin Peaks. On top of this sound are Lynch’s vocals, which are heavily processed and feature lyrics of obsession, confusion, and philosophy, often-times repeated until it creates a soundscape of tense dementia. This is by no means an album for everybody, but if you’re a fan of anything Lynchian, you may find this quite enjoyable.

Jake’s Track Picks: 

• 2. Good Day Today
• 4. Noah’s Ark
• 7. Strange and Unproductive Thinking

Tom’s Track Picks: 

• 1. Pinky’s Dream
• 4. Noah’s Ark
• 10. Crazy Clown Time
• 11. These Are My Friends

VIMTV Research Links:

• David Lynch Website
• Wikipedia – David Lynch
• Lyrics – Crazy Clown Time

Noah’s Ark

Pinky’s Dream