It’s sonic sensationalism writ large, full-blown fakery as lush, powerful, melodramatic and meaningless as their platform-shod stomping grounds of Los Angeles.
This EP, which features reworked versions of two tracks from their new rec, Brighten the Corners, and three new numbers, has some pretty engaging moments.
Cello, violin, drums. And voice. Rasputina? No, much more rock. Almost… Prog rock. But not so high falutin’. Only three people, but a really big sound.
Sloppy perv/punk rockers cover six songs by their favorite Colorado Springs punk bands. Members of the Nobodys were in all the bands covered at one point.
One of the definitive 3rd wave bands, Mustard Plug returns with swift guitar licks, strong but not overpowering horns, zesty bass lines, and solid drumming.
Conley only has one solo songwriting credit on the record, but “That’s When I Reach For My Revolver” was an instant classic, a masterful anthem of desperation.
When Miller contracted tinnitus, Burma was forced to call it quits after one last tour, captured for posterity on 1985’s The Horrible Truth About Burma.
This never-before-released 17-song debut from ’78 has the original (Raw and gorgeously under-produced) mixes of classic cuts like “She” and “Spinal Remains.”