Jam-packed with come-down bleepy bloopy deep house on one platter and skewed techno/spacey disco on the other. It caters to the entire spectrum of moods.
The manic energy and furious emotion of hardcore punk melded to rhythms with an awareness of the whole of rock music’s history, torquing the fuck out of ’em.
A stroll through America’s roots rhythm ‘n’ blues stuff that’s fired up many a rock band, most notably another band from their town: Five Horse Johnson.
A blend of Oi!, The Damned, Motown, and Two-Tone, Snuff wrote songs you could sing along to, dance along to, and mosh to. Infectious, never-endingly energetic.
A band with the potential and capability of writing songs that simultaneously make the audience dance, rock out, and feel a deep melancholy behind the eyes.
Abacus makes some smart choices. The worst they do is release something mediocre. Which they’ve done, don’t get me wrong, but they’ve got a damn fine average.