January 26, 2012

The Ax – Fossils of Our Kind 10” EP (Whoa, Boat!)

Two dudes from the NW with an octave pedal and plenty of hubris approach the guitar/drum duo from known vistas, doubling down on the “Hassan chop” of Karp/Big Biz style fuzz riffage, and putting a guy on vocals who could be the voice of Chester Cheetah, all cool and detached. Much like you’d expected, this really gets them nowhere except maybe at the bottom of a four-band bill, but they take the mantle of such responsibility with serious determination. 400 numbered copies with download card. (http://www.whoaboatrecords.com)
(Doug Mosurock)