Bloodletting or economies of scale
Posted on 18 November 2005 | 2 Comments
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So yesterday it snowed in Chicagoland for the first time this year. You know what that means is right around the corner? This, this, and this. I can’t wait.
Holy shit! Anyone that has a new baby needs to have this. Absolutely amazing.
Smoke Or Fire is a punk band from Richmond, VA. They play melodic but gruff punk rock that fits nicely onto the roster of Fat Wreck Chords bands like The Lawrence Arms, Rise Against, Dillinger Four, Avail, and even Kid Dynamite or Strike Anywhere. They bring the rock when they need to and make it catchy when it has to be. If I was 15 or 16 again I would have gone bitchcakes over this shit, but (even so) their debut full-length (Above The City) is as solid a punk release I’ve heard in awhile. Rumor has it that these guys are originally from Beantown and were in a band called Jericho.
Now I’ve been listening to the latest from Lowlights a lot lately. The music of Lowlights is that of New Mexico native Dameon Lee. He was previously in the garagey punk band Scared Of Chaka, but (although I really liked them) you can rest assured that Lowlights sounds nothing like SOC. This (instead) is music that paints a picture of the southwest that is desolate and lonely and true. It is (for the most part) country slo-core that probably sounds best served with beer or whiskey. The closest comparison I can draw is to the work of Rocky Votolato and that is (IMHO) a very good thing.
MP3 | Smoke Or Fire – Loving Self-Loathing Above The City
MP3 | Lowlights – The Way You Were Dark End Road
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