Two of the most inventive guitar throbbers of the past decade, Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3) and Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine), melt their plectra together.
“Something Happened” is a moody, moving, quasi-psychedelic masterpiece. “All The Way to Riyadh” sounds a bit like the Smithereens with a slightly softer edge.
Take some of the more disconcerting beats of Gang of Four, add a little Melvins lurch and shiver, pour on liberal amounts of the Birthday Party, and watch out!
Thirteen years ago, The Pastels ambled out of Glasgow with a charmingly awkward pop shimmy and some of the most out-of-tune vox to grace vinyl. They’re back.
They may have drawn direct inspiration from Thurston and Co., but there’s no blueprint for the kind of dynamics and intensity that Chune have to offer.
Re-issue of five oldies from the eccentric uncle of New Zealand kiwi-pop, setting aside the noisier extremes in favor of one man, one living-room, one guitar.
Others bands have explored this realm, but none so completely. In their world, it never stops raining. And, some days, you just don’t want an umbrella.