Blog: anyone's guess

madison, wisconsin musician michael sienkowski ( sleeping in the aviary ) will next month release his first solo album, called sooner late than never , under the stage name whatfor . the album has a loose, rollicking feel to it, and only one of the twelve tracks present clock in over three minutes, which both salts the fun with a sense of urgency - wait, we're almost through? already? - and effectively guards against an over-stayed welcome. sienkowski's delivery at times evokes john mcrea of cake; his listed influences include the kinks [...]

• whatfor - call that girl
• whatfor - i can barely breathe here
• whatfor - sooner late than never