Walmartians - Annoy All Monsters! EP (2009)

Annoy All Monsters, my tribute to the daikaijũ films of Toho, does not have many fans. Longtime friend of the band Darin loves Mothra, but otherwise most people have been decidedly unenthusiastic in their reaction upon hearing these four tracks. I’ll admit they are all a bit difficult.

Anyway, I chose these four monsters because while I do love Gojira/Godzilla these are actually my favorites. For those that aren’t familiar with these characters:

• キングギドラ (King Ghidorah) is an alien three-headed dragon with large wings instead of arms and two tails. The monster first appeared in 1964′s Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster.
• ラドン (Rodan) is a mutated pterosaur and first appeared in 1956′s Rodan.
• ガメラ (Gamera) is a giant, flying turtle. It made its first appearance in 1965′s Gamera.
• モスラ (Mothra) is of course a giant lepidopteran with characteristics both of butterflies and of moths. She made her debut in 1961 with Mothra.

There will likely be a second Annoy All Monsters EP in the future.

Originally released March 2009. Cover image from my old backyard in Dallas, Texas.