Review: Professor Murder - Rides The Subway EP

Posted on 10 October 2007 | 1 Comment

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Indie Rock, New Wave, Noise

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Another entry in the ever-expanding category of how-did-I-miss-that-the-first-time items, is last year’s insanely awesome Rides The Subway EP from NYC dance-punk fusionists Professor Murder. The band starts off strong even before the first note by taking their name from a fictitious character from the HBO sketch comedy series “Mr.. Show.” Professor Murder then one up themselves by dishing out five songs of scurrying dance-punk that is so so good but over way too soon.

I’ve probably listened to Rides The Subway at least a dozen times this week alone. There is just so many different ideas, tones, and musical textures packed into this brief EP it is astounding. Synths squelch, whirr, and blip into a symphony of digital cacophony while cowbells ring out in perfect dysfunctional unison and pulsating fuzzy disco-bass grooves lock horns with the click of the hi-hat. In other words, Professor Murder combines the best elements of The Rapture, Islands, and The Eternals and just runs with it. It is a recipe for fun that is so flawlessly executed I can’t imagine anything else this band does ever being better. We can hope though, right?

MP3 | Professor Murder – Champion Rides The Subway EP