Multicult – Spaces Tangled LP (Sleeping Giant Glossolalia)
RECOMMENDED
Sporty heavy-indie/noise rock action from a Baltimore trio arisen from the damp, urine-scented embers of the sludgy, sluggish band Ladypiss. This new band is a big step ahead, even if that step puts them tongue-in-groove with the sort of records that came out on Touch & Go in the ‘90s (or more like all the regional bands that were playing along those lines … the bass playng on this, in particular, reminds me of some of those Speedking 7”s). Big time Nirvana worship going on here, but played on the mathrock axis, which is dangerous if a band can’t get their discordant tendencies across with some decent riffs. Multicult need not worry about that; they make the whole post-Shellac school of thought a place where one might consider visiting again, detached until they scream, hitting their marks with casual precision. Cool stuff that I’m sure some of you still long for, especially when done this well. Alongside Roomrunner, they are making a case for the concept of Baltimore as a time machine. (http://www.sleepinggiantglossolalia.com)
(Doug Mosurock)
