Published on Aug 4, 2003
This idiosyncratic band from Bloomington, Indiana (not to be
confused with Ruben Garza’s sound effects collaboration of the same
name) have quite a bit going for them, as the Recordhead (Guided By
Voices, Tobin Sprout) label have taken notice, and are releasing
their next EP.
Called “rot-rock-pop” by their current label, I’m having a
difficult time classifying these eighteen songs. “The Headless
Horseman” just got reissued in France, so perhaps they can come up
with a nickname for it.
Murky Melodies was as close as I came.
This is a record that will creep up on you, with whole choruses
and chord progressions getting trapped in your subconscious, only
to fall out without warning while you’re having dinner with your
parents, and attempting to be normal (humming “The Fight Club Song”
riff for no reason makes them think I’m strange).
There was some definite rewind action here: “Overtime,” the
weird, Bowie-esque “When In Rome,” “The Seed,” and “Theories of
Division.” Lucky thing it’s a compact disc, or else I’d need
another copy soon.