The interviews and behind the (non)scene stuff is a good look at what it actually is. The pacing is good and the interviews are telling and straight up.
The videos themselves aren’t really that much to shout about. The really interesting part is in the studio, and the interviews with him and Mick Harvey.
The ever-mercurial Martin Atkins and friends got extremely high, picked up a sitar, did some drum’n’bass programming, and covered The Sex Pistols songs.
Veterans of pre-Nevermind Seattle cornerstones Pon and Sprinkler have resurfaced. A post-youth journey into reflection, knowledge, and appreciation of aging.
The singer can SING. He belts out smooth, confident, charismatic lines and hits the mark every time. Back it up with The Blasting Room’s quality production.
Fuckin’ A, these guys just keep getting better. If you can believe it, this six-song EP is even more diverse and confident than their last full-length (Won).
I was laughing at the album art until the CD started playing. Baroque acoustic guitars beneath Suffocation-style vocals? Early-In Flames duel lead riffing? Wow!
Patrick of Dillinger Four called it “spastic garage rock from beyond mixed with the sexy panache of new wave.” That’s more concise than what I was gonna say.