Ball of Wax 44 Songs: Levi Fuller – Mirrorful

There are a bunch of different ways you can approach an a capella arrangement. Ainara LeGardon went with an unaccompanied voice singing the lyrics and melody, simple and sparse. Head Ball of Waxer Levi Fuller went another in another direction with his cover of Jawbox’s “Mirrorful,” using his voice to mimic the instruments in a rock ensemble a la the great Michael Winslow from the Police Academy movies. It’s all in there: “weee-ooh wee-ooh” electric guitars, beatbox drums, “doo-doo” bass parts – and it all works. After a few bars you adjust to the simulacra and the song pulls together nicely. On the pre-chorus and chorus, more Levi voices appear like a hydra sprouting heads and the song approaches some giddy heights. Kudos to Levi for going all out with “Mirrorful.”