i know we touched on this band in our underrated local artists thread, but i thought it deserved a thread of its own.

anybody else really digging this album? i think it's one of the best i've heard all year. j robbins did a fantastic job of bringing out the best in their sound. the dueling guitars and drum work are incredible. definitely reminiscent of early deerhoof. even the vocals are a little more focused on this album, and at times, they sound truly brilliant...tracks 1, 3, and 8 in particular. at times, the vocals are a little harder to bear (the beginning of track 7 ("small wevs"), for instance, but all in all, i think they work really well with the tension of the song. "small wevs" is interesting, because the vocals don't sound great at the beginning, but at the end of the song, they're the perfect solo on top of the chaotic guitars and drumming.

I checked out their MySpace and I love this. I'll be picking it up asap.

I really enjoy this a lot, and had been kind of holding back on making a thread because i figured no one liked it (there was a bit of a hate-fest in one of the other forums here i think).

Mostly people complain about the vocals, but i think the vocals are that kind of sassy banshee thing that i really enjoy. Kind of like a female Black Francis (circa 1988 and 1989), but less violent and more sugary-weird.

This is a great album for those who have ADD or drink too much caffeine (like myself), and i think it will have that kind of staying power because of how many twists and turns there are on this thing.

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Originally posted by CleverName84:
This is a great album for those who have ADD or drink too much caffeine (like myself), and i think it will have that kind of staying power because of how many twists and turns there are on this thing.

absolutely man. every song is really got this bouncy or crazy roller coaster ride kind of feel. track 4 has so many crazy changes, which is right up my alley.

I actually feel that the vocals add a lot to the music... but I'm also the type of person who would rather the vocals contribute to the overall sound rather than be used on lyrical fodder.

I just listened to this again yesterday. It's a good album, makes me wish more people were into it, but whatever, that is the public's loss.

Anyhow, what's up with B-more lately? Seems like it's the new Montreal to LA's recent New York. That made no sense at all.

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Originally posted by JGlass:
I actually feel that the vocals add a lot to the music... but I'm also the type of person who would rather the vocals contribute to the overall sound rather than be used on lyrical fodder.

yeah, i definitely agree. i am much more concerned with the sound of vocals than i am lyrics. lyrics can take away from songs as much as add to them.

regarding the baltimore scene, i definitely agree. there are a ton of really awesome baltimore bands/acts (ponytail, double dagger, dan deacon, yukon, wzt hearts, and many others...even wye oak are really great). for specifically punk music, you really can't do much better nowadays, in my opinion.

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Originally posted by DCFan:

for specifically punk music, you really can't do much better nowadays, in my opinion.

Ohhhhhhh, now i'm curious to know what some of these Baltimore punk bands are. Would the Death Set be considered one of them? That's about as much as I know about Baltimore punk right now considering Baltimore is a good 3000 miles away.