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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May 23, 2011

The Whines – “Shootinhead” b/w “Straybird” 7” (Mt. St. Mtn.)

What was so great about the Whines’ earlier records – a completely transparent window into the souls of those who made the music, which sounded ragged, worn, and triumphantly broken down – has hardened into something a lot more traditional and a bit less exciting here. Neither “Shootinhead” nor “Straybird” seem to know what to do with their inherent, rainy-day mope, and no amount of indifference or well-built melody seems to be able to heal over whatever burned these folks in the year or so since their Hell to Play LP. I saw them play live last night, and maybe it was the dickhead smoking a fucking cigar in the room while they were playing, but the anima I was hoping for was pretty much sucked out of their songs, three people far away from home, chain-smoking and banded together against the world. There was a time when you could see further in, but maybe they realized that’s for special people in your lives only. Curious to see where this goes next but it sounds like a wall has been hit. 300 copies. (http://www.mtstmtn.com)
(Doug Mosurock)

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