Indie/Alternative Review – Page 277

Evelyn Swoons – Go Baby Go – Review

July 1, 1995

We didn’t get to hear my fave off of their CD, Go Baby Go, “Michelle” (chugging metal guitars under irregular, but hard hitting vocal melodies).

Paw – Death To Traitors – Review

July 1, 1995

Full of delicious melodic distortion, but it never seems to really take off. Paw owes a great nod to mid-late ’80s rock. Paw can do better than this, and has.

Elixir – Elixir / Curious Ritual split – “Big Trash Princess” / “Rev” – Review

July 1, 1995

Elixir sounded pretty much the same as Curious Ritual, except with a male singer and better production (via Kramer). Thank God for reverb.

Eleven – Thunk – Review

July 1, 1995

Jack Irons (ex-Chili Peppers) & Matt Cameron (Soundgardern) are the bedrock for Johannes’ chord-throttling and Natasha Schneider’s spooky white-soul-mama voice.

Nothing Rhymes with Orange – Review

July 1, 1995

Charming garage sound with sweet/bitchy vocals, filled with humor. Tempos vary greatly, I’m reminded of Bong Water.

Emergency Broadcast Network – Telecommunication Breakdown – Review

July 1, 1995

A multimedia exploration into sound bites, EBN’s Telecommunication Breakdown is a frontal assault to the visual cortex as well as the ears.

Naked Lunch Box – Review

July 1, 1995

I wanted to like them because of the name. It’s non-aggressive, bland, “nice”… It doesn’t work for me.

Miranda Warning – It’s A Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop World – Review

July 1, 1995

Longevity ≠ quality.

Milkmoney – I’m Really Ugly – Review

July 1, 1995

The sluggish and grinding music provides a moody backdrop for Denise Monahan’s voice, which sounds sweet and lovely one minute, angry and accusatory the next.

Meg Hentges – Afterlaugh – Review

July 1, 1995

Meg Hentges’ latest solo album further explores the rockin’ yet understated side of 2 Nice Girls’ sound, while Ms. Phillips ventures further “out there.”