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 26, 2009

Estrogen Highs – “Echo” b/w “They Told Me I Was Everything” 7” (Never Heard Of It)

Estrogen Highs 7"

More of trash-rock’s marginal solidarity as communicated through a self-deprecating imprint name, and more music that’s next-to-impossible to write about because it doesn’t do anything. It’s that simple. The most fascinating musical development in one’s frame of reference will become a tiresome writing venture at some point, but this innocuous effort (that could be one of a gazillion bands operating between the years 1992 and 2010) puts the brakes on the review process before the gate is barely opened. Does it matter if a band is good at what they do if what they do is the opposite of good? At least the Estrogen Highs explore the scope afforded a band that puts up-tempo garage-psych on one side and mid-tempo quasi-balladry on the other; their conclusion being to make sure each track is properly ORGAN-DRENCHED because a common-denominator is always needed to tie everything together in that motionless world. (http://www.myspace.com/neverheardofitrecords)
(Andrew Earles)

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