Street Eaters
Blood::Muscles::Bones
Nervous Intent (2014)
Bands are seemingly judged differently on their sophomore outings: where does it change, does it meet expectation, does it show growth, and the like. Well, writing about a band the second (or third) time is kind of the same thing. With Blood::Muscles::Bones, Street Eaters haven’t changed up their sound drastically or reworked their well-oiled machine. They’ve just written another bundle of songs and pressed them to wax. Rusty Eyes and Hydrocarbons is as great a debut as they come. That doesn’t mean I need to describe their sound all over again, does it? Their second time out, the Bay Area duo has tightened their sound a bit. It’s noisy, changes tempos frequently and, above all, carries furious-yet-positively tinged rock that explores boundaries without ever crossing into No Man’s Jamland. They manage to break the walls of punk and noise down, celebrating sing-shout harmonies alongside heavy bass riffs and distortion that’s still danceable. It’s a hell of an accomplishment and with Blood::Muscles::Bones they’ve cleaned up some of those noise-laden moments even more. Two songs (of ten) come in around 5 minutes, but your average Street Eaters piece is 3-3:30. They get into their jam, hit the melodic flow, and then get … Read more
Diarrhea Planet
Yama-Uba EP (Reissue)
Infinity Cat (2014)
Showing up a few years after the group’s 2009 debut Aloha, Diarrhea Planet’s 2011 three-track EP Yama-Uba is a more … Read more
Diarrhea Planet
Aloha (Reissue)
Infinity Cat (2014)
Formed in 2009, Nashville, Tennessee’s Diarrhea Planet initially were known for their goofy name more than anything else, but with … Read more
