STILL SINGLE

A space for thoughts on music and culture, as written by Doug Mosurock and a select handful of individuals. This is intended as a supplement to our regular feature Still Single, published on Dusted Magazine. Updates will run here more frequently, and may feature writing on music not covered in the column. Compact discs are still not accepted for review -- we have more than enough vinyl and the occasional cassette to worry about.

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October 27, 2010

Ichi Ni San Shi – Everything 7” EP (Super Secret)

There are six people in this Austin, TX band and not one of them is a decent drummer? Putting a drum machine behind their combination of wide-screen pop and shambling late-‘80s C86 cutesy-strum is not a decision based on “wanting to do something different” or “digging the retro beats we can get out of this $20 box” … it’s a decision based on laziness. Ultra-upfront squeaky-clean vocals and quirky instrumentation are someone’s idea of fascinating party conversation (“Hey, we found this crazy little kid’s organ on the side of the road!”) for painfully boring people. If there was a decent hook within four miles of this record, I’d be whistling an altogether different tune, but I’m so so so so so so so so sick of melody being mistaken for catchiness/hooks and records that beat my ears purple with their pointlessness. Seriously, so much energy is wasted. Do something else. Open a cat rescue or head up the development of a local greenway. A certain number of pointless records are needed to maintain balance, but we haven’t enjoyed that balance in a few years. This record is part of the problem. Make a life-shift or make a much better record next time around. 300 copies (200 black, 100 color). (http://www.supersecretrecords.com)
(Andrew Earles)

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