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. Our Twitter feed keeps you apprised of reviews as they're published. It's kept locked and private, because with a name like @stillsingle, everyone thinks it's a dating site. Approvals happen whenever they happen.

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July 3, 2012

Friend Collector – Bandwagon LP (Terra Firma)

Rolling, howling noise rock of a very fine flavor for people who put on Al Green or “Pony” at moments of coitus but whose brains turn to white noise during the act itself. Again, the full on revival of this style does a body good, especially bodies that cut teeth on T&G, AmRep, Noiseville, the time when kids remembered that hideous distortion was more fun than figuring out how to rewrite Pet Sounds and imagining what would have happened if Void had gotten into Throbbing Gristle and not metal. The Baltimore zip code and solid CVs (see also The New Flesh, Pfisters) match well to the dunderheaded riffs, played with dedication to their own dunderheadedness and a singer who sweats by yelling. Inspirational Verse (from the sprawling “Least Offensive Option”): “Yeah…..aw yeah, yeah, aw fuck yeah.” Yes. (http://terrafirmarecords.bandcamp.com)
(Joe Gross)

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