The Vancouver, B.C., band's debut album, A Foot Was As Long As... A Foot!, is packed to the brim with odd ideas and unbridled energy. The songs whip by, with none of them even approaching the two-minute mark, riding high on punk rhythms and fiery accordion.

"I'm stimulated by the absurdity and the stupidity of something," says lead singer and guitarist Reid Blakly. "I just put out what I think is an interesting idea for a song."

Topics on deck for the Plodes include how obnoxious unicorns are ("Unicorn"), being small and living in jars ("Now I'm Really Tiny and I Live in a Jar"), shoe maintenance ("Did You Find Something Weird on the Bottom of My Shoe?"), what the preposition "of" is in different languages ("Of!"), and how uncomfortable it is to talk with a doctor about your penis ("Penis").

Read Rev. Adam McKinney's full feature on the Plodes in the Music and Culture section.

PLODES, w/ Gay Ghost and November Witch, 6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 25, Le Voyeur, 404 E. Fourth Ave., Olympia, $5, 360.943.5710

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