And sometimes you find yourself sliding closer to catch a whisper of wisdom, or to offer a tissue - Archipellago would be a good example. Occasionally they get a bit empassioned and their gestures become erratic and a bit frantic, like on Signature Practice or Roofsitting - the latter of the two reminding me of just how sad I am that Small Factory broke up. cuppa joe doesn't overpower you, it's more like they hang with you and tell a few stories. There's an awkwardness in the songs that kinda feels like the first ten seconds before the first kiss, but never fear - the kiss is sweet. Everything on the tape is hook-filled and ready for love. I'm not even sure I should review this, but I just got hung up on some of these songs and I kinda had to review the tape.
Apparently these songs are recorded and waiting for someone to release them. I obtained this tape from cuppa joe while in search of songs for a compilation I am putting together. “What we have here is a sixteen song collection of posi-pop for the indie rock generation. You can obtain a hard copy of the album from Dromedary Records, as well as digital available from your vendor of choice.” If you're looking for even more of a shortcut, you can check out two tracks from Tunnel Trees below. cuppa joe have a healthy discography under their belts, just about all of which can be streamed under the "music" header of their webpage. In short, even though I wasn't treated to the new For Against album I had initially anticipated, I got something just as rewarding, and you just might as well. "In the Shade of Tunnel Trees" and "Blue Sky Moon" flaunt a more robust sonic palette, while another key album highlight, "Forty" is a brisk, minute and a half burst of campfire pop, packing an infectious harmony. There's a bit of a kiwi vibe infiltrating "Giving Up the Day" and "Some Might Call Us Happy," with both songs hinting at what Chris Knox/Tall Dwarfs were so blithely trying to convey a quarter century or so ago. The nine numbers succeeding the aforementioned "A Couple Whiles" are comparatively homespun organic guitar pop, occasionally whimsical and brimming with a potpourri of variations of the well-worn genre. A few of my faves on TUNNEL TREES are the tender “Brush”, the melodic “Some Might Call Us Happy”, the moodier “A Couples While” and the very indie pop-ish singalong (fine with me) “Forty.” Always glad to see bands like this return for the sheer love of music (they sure as hell ain’t doin’ it for the money) and a bonus is that they can still write good pop songs. They’re not gonna make you forget The Chills or anything (who seem to be an influence on Cuppa Joe and a damn good influence to have) but they’re a helluva lot better than a lot of bands out there masquerading as “pop” bands.
The 10 songs on here are just as I remember the band, just nice, jangly pop tunes. The trio, now reformed, has been whittled down to a duo with Doug Larkin still on vocals and guitars (as well as bass, keys and banjo) and Steve Spatucci on drums, percussion and backing vocals (if I’m correct, I believe Doug’s brother Rich was the third band member). In PuffballsUnited's Henry Stickmin Collection Developer Commentary he stated that Cuppa Joe originally had a different name but he changed it due to being such a great pun.“Central Jersey’s Cuppa Joe bounced around the NJ scene in the 90’s for a few years, released a few solid records and then broke up (their last record was in 1999).Coincidentally, both of these characters has blue hats.He, along with Handsome Harold are the only toppats to not have a black or grey hat in the legacy version of Infiltrating the Airship.His name is a pun on the phrase, "Cup of Joe", referring to a mug of coffee.
He wears an oddly-shaped dark blue top hat. It is unknown what happened to him after that, but it is most likely that he died when Airship crashed, because he was still outside. If, inside the Surveillance Room, Henry chooses to use the Computer, he gets hooked onto a game and is eventually caught by Cuppa Joe, leading to a fail. After noticing Henry walk in, he bangs on the door aggressively, trying to get in. Henry waits for Joe to come out onto the balcony, then quickly gets inside and shuts the door, leaving Joe stranded outside. When Henry Stickmin enters the Airship with a Grapple Gun, Cuppa Joe is inside the surveillance room.
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