Jun
24
Australian web mag Mess & Noise has a word or many about Native Cats’ amazing new Process Praise LP, which will be available for purchase right here at the SnakeMart in mid-July.
To these ears at least, Native Cats are far and away the best Tasmanian electronic pub rock duo in operation. The follow-up to their debut LP Always On sees their dark indie-pop stepping up a level. The heavier and more aggressive drum machine is the first thing to notice with vocalist Peter Escott flinging the tinny Castiotone into the Derwent in favour of a meatier sound. Julian Teakle’s basslines have always maintained a low-level menace, but on tracks such as ‘The Singer Is Dead to Me’ and ‘You Need a Driver’ they are now cold squints of meanness…
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Jun
03
On Al Quint’s Suburban Voice Blog: http://subvox.blogspot.com/
BLACK CLOUDS-s/t (Ride The Snake)OK, so this 7″ has been out for quite awhile but I only got a copy in the last few months and you punters need to know about it. The Black Clouds play simple, bashing ‘n bluesy garage rock that fans of the Oblivians, Cheater Slicks, et al will enjoy. I’m enjoying it myself. The best of the four songs here is “5 Years Behind My Time” and maybe it’s a sly in-joke about playing this music after any sort of so-called trend. I’m too busy being mesmerized by the string slamming and delirious tempo. Recorded at the late, great Twisted Village store in Harvard Square.(6 Wadleigh Place, Boston, MA 02127, www.ridethesnakerecords.com)
