The duo of Sleater Kinney’s Janet Weiss and Sam “Puffy” Coomes (he of Heatmeiser and Elliot Smith sidemandom) are local heroes here in Portland, Ore-gone.
Stuttering and annoying much of the time (with the tendency to work the band name into the lyrics), Puya bring a cool percussive take to a played-out sound.
Nice, dark, electronic-infused heavy brooding music. A debut.These guys have hints of depth. A decent cover of the Cure’s “A Night Like This” dimly sparkles.
Pure has that certain Nine Inch Nails (Broken) feel. But rather than displaying Trent’s teenage rage, Gary brings a more refined aggressiveness to his songs.
Armed with a voice that captures Jonah Matranga’s melodic moments and a fetish for Shai Hulud tempos, Chris Carrabba is impressive as a songwriter and frontman.