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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December 18, 2011

Bloody Gears – s/t 7” EP (Deranged)

If Sex Vid were 1/8^th of the band they were, and released a 7” of material performed on a newly-tarred roof somewhere near the equator, and all of the members wore parkas while suffering from walking pneumonia, well…I have no idea what that would sound like, but I am convinced it would stomp all over the misleadingly-named Bloody Gears, who probably want to stomp all over me right now. Because Sex Vid were a special band, even something worse than the fictionally-altered version unpacked above has a pinch of potential. Additionally, this is exactly the type of little EP that precedes one of those major leaps in quality that comes courtesy of a debut full-length, thus putting my ass in its place. Rather than write a call-to-action for fans (“AVOID THIS RECORD!!!”), which would not be the right thing to do, as there are folks out there who will enjoy this release, this is a call-to-action for the band. Prove me to be full-of-shit and knock one out of the park with that debut LP. On white vinyl. (http://www.derangedrecords.com)
(Andrew Earles)

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