No.7 Jetplane
Landing -
Once Like A Spark
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Putting
right all that's gone wrong with (cough) "emo" in
the past couple of years, Once Like A Spark is
a fearsome slab of post-hardcore flavoured rock,
by an Anglo/Irish quartet. Taking the guillotine
riffing of Refused, the textures and rhythms of At
The Drive In, the ease of Rival Schools, the melodies
of Jimmy Eat World, and. the .fury. of .Fugazi,
there's enough in these eleven songs to keep you
going for years. The detail and imagination that
Jetplane Landing put into their songs are only equalled
by the size of the riffs. For they may take their
influences from the furrowed brow of US post-hardcore,
but above anything else, this is good old, massive
sounding, Rock Music. All hail.
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No.8 Yeah
Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
If
you think the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are nothing more
than fashionable NY scuzz, cashing in on the retro
buck, you're wrong. In fact, admit it, you've not
heard the album. Whereas the first. half. of. the. record .admittedly .is. fairly .comfortable. in. it's "garage" shoes,
it's from the opening chords of "Pin" onwards
that everything spirals beautifully out of control.
Karen O transforms from shouty harlot to demure
alt-goddess, as Nick Zinner counters her every
yelp, moan and hum with guitar parts of beautiful,
effortless precision, power and grace. As an album
this is both spiritually and musically a lot closer
to the Breeders, Sonic Youth, and PJ Harvey than
any of the current raggle-taggle scenesters you'll
hear them compared to. An album that will continue
to shine for years to come.
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