When I first sat down and stared at a green and black colored CD by an artist who calls himself The Slow Poisoner, I was a bit hesitant to put it into my music player. I mean, come on, The Slow Poisoner? What’s going to happen? Will thick and slimy head-guts ooze right out of my ears once the first track starts playing?

Well, I can tell you now that it didn’t. If anything, The Slow Poisoner, whose real name is Andrew Goldfarb, isn’t all that bad. His album entitled “Fatal Floral Phonography” could be dubbed weird, but also sweet sounding, making it an album that definitely leaves the listener curious for more.

It was already done playing even before I was ready for it to be over. This could be due to the fact that the CD only contains four songs, but since it works in The Slow Poisoner’s favor, it’s not that big of a deal.

A self-proclaimed “one man surrealistic rock ‘n’ roll band” complete with “one foot pounding on a bass drum and his fingers plucking a home-made guitar,” Goldfarb describes his sound as “a marriage of David Bowie and Johnny Cash,” according to his press release.

“Fatal Floral Phonography” doesn’t fail as it does have that mixture of country and rock ‘n’ roll in all four tracks. The tracks aren’t too fast or two slow and his voice doesn’t scream or strain to hold on to long notes. It’s simple and easy, yet at the same time it’s not boring; it remains entertaining.

Goldfarb handles all the vocals, guitar, piano and percussions on the album. He used to be in a group called The Slow Poisoners, but when the rest of the band members left the group, the name underwent a slight change and Goldfarb took over the reins.

Goldfarb is also somewhat of a cartoonist, illustrating the comic strip “Ogner Stump” that is often found being sold at his shows. Click here to view cartoon.

For those who are curious to see exactly how Goldfarb pulls off a “one man band,” The Slow Poisoner will be playing in Sacramento for his “Poison to Person” tour on June 9th at Luna’s Cafe on 16th Street. The show will start at 9 p.m. and costs $6. For any more show information, call Luna’s Cafe at (916) 441-3931 or click here .

In the end, “Fatal Floral Phonography” comes across as different, fun and impressing, proving that there is nothing poisoning about this album at all.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Aleesa Camagong can be reached at [email protected].