They *appear* to be a mainstream act, but their songs are actually really odd. But not in a 'look how strange and surreal we are - behold our film references' type way.

We love The League Against Tedium, but he wears his subversiveness on his sleeve a lot more. Which makes him neither better nor worse than The Nualas, just easier to pigeon-hole under 'weird'.

Re-define the word 'shocking'. It's taken to mean somebody who swears and shouts and throws blood everywhere and owns the complete David Lynch video collection. We're arguing that genuinely 'shocking' comedy is simply that which does something *genuinely* expected. The Nualas achieve this, and more.

Still don't follow. Yes their songs have strange lyrics and agreed you don't have to be shocking to be different, but I don't buy into their special status. Besides good live acts are rare enough anyway for that to make them stand out. I just don't think their material supports that kind of claim. Besides what's wrong in being mainstream with weirdness mixed in, as opposed to just bizarre.