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May 2, 2012

Yi – Hostbody 7” EP (Reeducation)

RECOMMENDED

Cool l’il punker/indie rocker from Bay Area band Yi, who turned in a fine cassette EP sometime last year. “Total Shit System” rides off fast with the sort of energetic, driven jangle of recent groups like Oxford Collapse and Meneguar, bordering on pop-punk but playing it smart enough to avoid the rotten parts of that sound. “Hostbody” provides a different look, a band that wants to maybe play a little tougher, with a seductively creepy vocal and squicky lyrics about parasite infestation. “Brain Party” fills up the B-side with the sort of working man’s melodic punk you might have anticipated from either of the other tracks, but it’s got good ideas and knows when to put them into play. If this band sounds a little untogether, they certainly show the promise that these parts of their sound will fuse into a geeky, righteous whole sometime very soon. Miniscule pressing (154 copies, in the spirit of Wire, maybe), white labels, packaged in recycled, painted newspaper for the most budget-conscious release I’ve seen in here for a while. Fun times either way, buddies. (http://yipunx.angelfire.com)
(Doug Mosurock)

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