Deep Blue Something, of ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ fame, out with first album in 24 years

When Denton’s Deep Blue Something found fame with “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” — the catchiest non-rhyming song of the mid-‘90s — a lot of hipper, grittier bands around D-FW were miffed.

Now, decades later, “we’re all at an age where it’s cool to not have to be cool anymore,” the band’s lead guitarist, Toby Pipes, told The Dallas Morning News in 2022.

Toby Pipes (from left), Todd Pipes and Kirk Tatom perform in a concert with Deep Blue Something in Fort Worth’s Sundance Square.(1995 File Photo)

That’s a good description for Lunar Phase, Deep Blue Something’s newly-released studio album, its first in 24 years.

Instead of worrying about being chic or edgy, the group delivers well-crafted guitar-rock tunes steeped in melancholia and packed with sharp melodies. High points arrive in “Saint Morrissey” — a nod to the band’s love of the Smiths — and the anthemic “Rock Island Line,” not to be confused with the folk standard.

After playing an album-release concert Saturday at Billy Bob’s, Deep Blue Something plans to perform again in North Texas in October, although a date has yet to be announced.

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Saturday at 10 p.m. at Billy Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth. $28 and up. Axs.com.

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