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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August 31, 2012

Shocking White – Piece of Ache LP (Fatphone)

Herky-jerky Danish post-punk with clean guitar jabs, funky rhythms and a singer who sounds just like the guy in The Ex. Not only have you heard innumerable examples of this same thing, beginning around, oh, I don’t know, nineteen-ninety fucking four or so, but most of them have probably made you sit up and think, “Really? Still?!? We haven’t moved on from this shit?!?” This falls into the latter mega-category and made me think about the “post-post-punk” or “new-post-punk” article I contributed to back in 2001. I had to interview that band that lost their drummer to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I can’t remember that band’s name, and I won’t remember this band’s songs in approximately 30 seconds. Shocking White is only shocking in its sheer ability to exist right now. But who knows … maybe there’s someone out there pining for a mediocre take on The Fire Engines. If so, stay away from my house. (http://shockingwhite.bandcamp.com)
(Andrew Earles)

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