I know a lotta these garage bands pride themselves on their lo/no-fi “wyld and primitive” recording, and I can dig that, but this one just sounds like garbage.
Abhinanda has a power and intensity reminiscent of so many Dischord bands, but breaks it up with old-school melodies and even an acoustic number or two.
This is mostly remixes, so I can dismiss the mediocre material as b-sides that should’ve never seen the light of day. Oh yeah, they cover “Shout at the Devil.”
Part primal rockabilly straight outta the Charlie Feathers songbook, chuggy ZZ Top, hard luck country bass’n’drums, AC/DC with soul, and Link Wray tribute.
With roughly the same intention as Factsheet 5 (the encyclopedic guide to the zine revolution), there’s no reason why we can’t have two (or more) guides.