Archive for March 2010
Episode 1327 is up
March 10, 2010Episode 1326 is up
March 10, 2010Episode 1325 is up
March 10, 2010Episode 1324 is up
March 10, 2010Please Do Not Fight “Move”
March 9, 2010It’s an EP. “I Will Not Forget” and “Words Speak Louder” sound the same. This sounds like the next step for bands that dominated the early part of the last decade. I’m looking at you, Dashboard Confessional.
“BAMF” is a funny title because it is a “Swords of Chaos” reference — not that Please Do Not Fight know that, but it is. It also stands for “badass motherfucker,” of course. Might as well have called the song “MFCS.”
“Don’t Wipe That Smile Off Your Face” is better. “Up Up Up” is best. These bands always give one song to the woman, and that’s what they did here.
“Hard to Tell” is last and tries too hard to be clever. You can tell they are proud of their lyrics because they are mixed so high, but I bet when they play loud their instruments are so loud that you can’t hear them.
This record isn’t bad. They could be the resident band at Hemlock Tavern or Nickel City, and no one would bat an eye.
Kitten Forever “Magical Realism EP”
March 8, 2010Well, we had another Kitten Forever EP at the station, and it was better than this one. So here is your chance to listen to Kitten Forever back when they sounded less like Sleater-Kinney and more like Red Aunts. Luckily this is also an EP because there’s not much else to say. “Mind Meld” runs around and ends pretty quickly. “Fake Flesh/Voodoo” is two songs in one, the same way Certs was two mints in one about 20 years ago. The first part has the same basic sound but with backing yelling. It’s not angry yelling, but it’s not happy Bis-style yelling either. Maybe it’s just Red Bull-infused yelling. The second part is probably supposed to be a joke, but I really like it. It’s very cheery and upbeat. “Witch” has a more garage sound. “Death Bed” has a classic Red Aunts sound, including the requisite naughty language. I don’t know. I like the other record better.
Episode 1323 is up
March 6, 2010Teenage Moods “Teenage Moods EP”
March 4, 2010It could also be an EP titled “Psychic Playlist.” It’s not clear. What is clear is that this is their effort. What is also clear is that this is a high-quality Vaselines ripoff. I’m always happy to hear new acts doing this style of music.
“Psychic Playlist” is the first track. It’s OK. “Sugar Band” is second and a thousand times better. This one really does mimic the Vaselines sound.
“Attic Years” could be a Sonic Youth or Throwing Muses cover, but it’s more likely another original creation. Let’s not mess with Teenage Moods.
Last is “Little Trap.” It sounds like something Matthew Sweet did before he hit it big. It’s pretty exciting when you look at it that way.
There is a good amount of potential with these guys. And they’re from Minnesota, which is surely a way to bypass my stomach yet still reach my heart.
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