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Perpetual Riffs: May 2009
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37 songs RIFFED, 12 songs FLUBBED. Thursday, May 21, 2009. The Big Sleep - Sleep Forever. I missed seeing The Big Sleep when they were opening for Minus The Bear in early 2008, but for some reason I'm not really regretting it, because I feel like their live show would probably play out very similarly to how their second album, Sleep Forever. Does A few opening tracks of shreddage, followed by quiter stuff, and ending not with a bang as much as an "eh.". It's just filler, that's all. Thursday, May 14, 2009.
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Perpetual Riffs: January 2009
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37 songs RIFFED, 12 songs FLUBBED. Saturday, January 31, 2009. Project 27 - Smarten Up. Till Plains played with these guys this past summer, and I have to say, they're a band where you have to take their live experience and combine it with the album to truly appreciate them. All of bassist Richie Roast's parts are clear on the album, and are surprisingly intricate, considering the genre. Live, I never really noticed this. So, here are two things I can say to sum up this album:. Side note: I haven't dug t...
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Perpetual Riffs: August 2009
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37 songs RIFFED, 12 songs FLUBBED. Monday, August 31, 2009. Matt And Kim - Grand. Duo's second album. You've probably heard songs from it in promos for that new show "Community," or in a Bacardi ad. Oddly enough, as a fan of their first album, I never got around to hearing this until just recently. Seeing them at the Pitchfork festival this past July re-sparked my interest in them, and yeah, here we are. The most ridiculously mind-lodging hook kicks the song off before that high synth. To a relatively si...
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Perpetual Riffs: March 2009
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37 songs RIFFED, 12 songs FLUBBED. Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Sinaloa - Footprints On Floorboards. Meanwhile, Footprints On Floorboards. While being far from offensive, falls into pits of redundancy with me. It becomes hard for me to distinguish songs from one another, and the vocals are pretty uniform throughout the entire album, in that each line usually starts at a pretty high pitch, and works it way down. With the lack of a bass player (except on two tracks, and it's an acoustic double bass! Surprisi...
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Perpetual Riffs: Matt And Kim - Grand
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37 songs RIFFED, 12 songs FLUBBED. Monday, August 31, 2009. Matt And Kim - Grand. Duo's second album. You've probably heard songs from it in promos for that new show "Community," or in a Bacardi ad. Oddly enough, as a fan of their first album, I never got around to hearing this until just recently. Seeing them at the Pitchfork festival this past July re-sparked my interest in them, and yeah, here we are. The most ridiculously mind-lodging hook kicks the song off before that high synth. To a relatively si...
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Perpetual Riffs: Modest Mouse - No One's First And You're Next
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37 songs RIFFED, 12 songs FLUBBED. Thursday, August 27, 2009. Modest Mouse - No One's First And You're Next. You know who these dudes are, come on. Indie vets return with a new EP composed of songs that didn't make it on to their last two full lengths, Good News For People Who Love Bad News. And We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank. 1) Satelite Skin (3:59). I'm fine with a palette cleanser like this. RIFF. 2) Guilty Cocker Spaniels (4:02). Or even parts of Good News. 3) Autumn Beds (3:41). A guitar pla...
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Perpetual Riffs: February 2009
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37 songs RIFFED, 12 songs FLUBBED. Sunday, February 22, 2009. Mi Ami - Ark Of The Covenant. Mi Ami is a new band, containing two members of departed Dischord records noiseniks Black Eyes. That band blew my fucking mind just thinking about them. I picked up their last album, Cough. Shortly after it came out, and I didn't know if I liked it, was disgusted by it, or just plain confused. I mean, shit, they had two drummers AND two bass players. It was almost more than I could handle. Monday, February 16, 2009.
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Perpetual Riffs: July 2009
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37 songs RIFFED, 12 songs FLUBBED. Thursday, July 2, 2009. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste. Lyrically, they’re still pissed as ever- but honestly, I’ve only been able to buy into their brand of sloganeering so much. This crosses over into my own personal beliefs: I believe what I do, and I keep it mostly to myself. I think that Propagandhi advocates a great deal of good causes, but should it be to the point where guilt may become present in the listener for thinking differently? Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
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Perpetual Riffs: Slices - Self-Titled 7"
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37 songs RIFFED, 12 songs FLUBBED. Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Slices - Self-Titled 7". Pittsburgh, PA Noisy Hardcore. According to their label: "Crossed Out playing My War side B.". 1) Nub City (1:00). 2) Desert March (1:05). 3) Coping Mechanism (1:30). 4) Cave Crawl/Bad Mask (3:57). The final track on this release is longer than the first three songs put together, which I guess may account for the slightly confounding. 4 Riffs v. 0 Flubs . I don't even need the formula to let it be known that this releas...
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Perpetual Riffs: Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
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37 songs RIFFED, 12 songs FLUBBED. Thursday, July 2, 2009. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste. Lyrically, they’re still pissed as ever- but honestly, I’ve only been able to buy into their brand of sloganeering so much. This crosses over into my own personal beliefs: I believe what I do, and I keep it mostly to myself. I think that Propagandhi advocates a great deal of good causes, but should it be to the point where guilt may become present in the listener for thinking differently? Two Day Old Shit.