I just listened to a record of the band Pavement, before I
bought this record and it was striking to hear the resemblances between both
bands. Humorous lyrics, a bit depressive, slow feeling in most of the songs and
strange, weird singing-parts... These Australian guys released this album 4
years ago and I just got it, so it's hard to describe this alternative foursome
without placing it in the music-scene of today. The melancholic guitar-songs on
this album with almost surrealistic lyrics like "engineered my demise,
crafted every line, plans made and kept, sank to this.... depth" all
have a specific sound, but together they sound like a unity. It's not really my
kind of stuff, though, and although I respect this guitar-driven rock-band, I
prefer up-tempo punk- and hardcore-music and that makes it hard to judge this
stuff. It's a good album, for fans of experimental emo with a lot of freaking
guitar-soundscapes...
Karel Smouter
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