Sometimes, you just gotta take the bad with the shitty. First off, bad reference to the seminal punk album, This is Boston Not L.A. Second, get some soul.
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.