Archive for November 25th, 2008

Dead to Me “Little Brother”

November 25, 2008

Hey, it’s on Fat Wreck. It doesn’t mean what it used to, but you should still expect good things when something is from Fat Wreck Chords. Dead to Me have their Foo Fighters moments, such as on “What’s Wrong.” This EP is a something-for-everyone pseudo punk album.

“Don’t Wanna” starts things off with a driving song that sounds like a cover of a Japanese punk song. Like most covers, it is not as good as the original, and the problem here is that no original exists.

“Arrhythmic Palpitations” and “Little Brother” kind of blend into the background. Every time I listen to them I get distracted. And suddenly it’s “Ran That Scam.”

“Ran That Scam” is the best album. It’s not overly complicated, but it is easy to listen to and sounds like a hell of a lot of fun to play. It also has that Foo Fighters feel I mentioned earlier.

Episode 858 is up

November 25, 2008