Well the production values are somewhere
between Jay Reatard (R.I.P.) and Times New Viking. Almost everything clips and there is a hiss
and fuzz that will be endearing to most garage rock and punk fans but will most
likely turn off the casual listener. As
for what catches your ear... the vocals and the bass completely rule the tone of
this record. The overdriven bass cuts
through absolutely everything and socks you straight in the gut.
The vocals, though melodic, are multi tracked
so that it sounds like there is a large gang of people singing at you.... (and by the way, that actually happens too, thanks to Matt Potter and second Fatal Film guitarist Sebastian Coppotelli on backing vocals on tracks "Hey!" and "Have You Gone").
There will be a lot of comparisons to ’77
style punk when people talk about this record but the snarl and swagger of this
record is much more rock n’ roll. The
fun time pop mixed with the aggressiveness of these songs reminds me more of
underground 60’s bands like The Sonics and The Standells than the Sex Pistols
and the Clash. In short Self Titled is
5 simple and well crafted rock songs that you could very easily find yourself
bouncing around your room to… while no one was looking of course.
Straight To VHS "Have You Gone" @ Oasis November 14:
(Video by Wailing City Photography 2009)
(Video by Wailing City Photography 2009)
Straight To VHS Video "It's Fun":
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