THE HILLMISTERS/(((OH
DEAR – SPLIT 12 INCH (CULTURE AS A DARE)
The second release
from Culture As A Dare hailing out of Southend is an exciting one, a split
twelve inch featuring three tracks a piece from two exceptional US indie
influenced outfits.
Listening to the music
of The Hillmisters is a joy, a genuine and stunning breeze as their sound
encapsulates a wonderful time in my musical education. They operate within a great manner that sees
their sound pleasingly hang in the air prior to bombing proceedings in a most
satisfying fashion. At this risk of
tarring the band with an overused brush they sound like a triumphant hybrid of
Pavement and the Flaming Lips in full flow.
The gargled vocals appear to be spewing out the kind of lyrics that
emerge from a bitter crossword capturing the sights and sounds of a moment in
time that is about to turn nasty. All
in all it reminds me of going through a tunnel of love. Then they offer up a song entitled “Jeanie”,
almost as if they were mocking me. The
bust is that good.
(((Oh Dear are not
quite as an awkward proposition as the spelling of their name might
suggest. With a singer that sounds like
Lou Barlow there is a natural leaning towards brimming/beaming like Sebadoh. As the pace droops and female vocals drop in
for backup the band begin to remind me of the finer moments of The Delgados on
their second track “Raise The Bar” before things eventually run out in a Crazy
Horse manner with “Last Friend” as a lazy blues number gets interrupted by a
side order of noodles. Given time and
exposure people could easily fall in love with this.
Thesaurus moment:
exhibit.
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