Listening to The Tom Fun Orchestra is like finding a CD with the positive energy of an OK GO record combined with the soulful and rhythmic sound that only musicians from the East Coast of Canada can provide. The nine musicians who make up the TFO have found a perfect synchronicity of contemporary and classical sounds. They ably combine the heavy rock of an electric guitar and drums with the swing of the trumpet, accordion and banjo, among other instruments. The lead singer, Robot Orbison, provides weird vocals that compliment the already eccentric tone of the album. You Will Land With a Thud is definitely the most fun you’ll have listening to an album. See them live at The King’s Head on Saturday, Feb. 21.

Published in Volume 63, Number 20 of The Uniter (February 12, 2009)