Creeping up on me, I’m shocked by the high level of quality. Like, after the moody beginning, things take off in a big way. Definitely not part of the whole “lo-fi” thing, think a more intelligent version of “Girls” and you’re halfway there.
Soft and tender would help to describe a lot of what’s going on here. Their introduction of “Can’t you see” leads up into the burst of energetic guitars of “heat distraction”. Not sure why, but many parts of this remind me of a later-stage version of the Pixies. Yes, I know Pixies were extremely aggressive, but there’s that weird catchiness of theirs that is very noticeable on here. Multiple sections exist for many of these songs, and the builds on them are unique.
Even the slower, milder pieces like “Penal Colony”, “Bells” and the moving “Venice Lockjaw” conjure up images of slowcore bands like Bedhead. They clearly understand what’s preceded, and instead of just regurgitating what came before, they are able to work with the past to create a new whole.
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Soft and tender would help to describe a lot of what’s going on here. Their introduction of “Can’t you see” leads up into the burst of energetic guitars of “heat distraction”. Not sure why, but many parts of this remind me of a later-stage version of the Pixies. Yes, I know Pixies were extremely aggressive, but there’s that weird catchiness of theirs that is very noticeable on here. Multiple sections exist for many of these songs, and the builds on them are unique.
Even the slower, milder pieces like “Penal Colony”, “Bells” and the moving “Venice Lockjaw” conjure up images of slowcore bands like Bedhead. They clearly understand what’s preceded, and instead of just regurgitating what came before, they are able to work with the past to create a new whole.
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