Since the release of their 2010 debut LP “That’s Who”, we’ve seen MOTHER’S CHILDREN go from stomping Glam Rock, to bubblegum smacking Pop, to pub-rocking proto-Punk and back again without skipping a beat. They achieve pure Pop perfection 1979-style, bringing up comparisons to 20/20, The Plimsouls, Twilley/Seymour, The Shoes, Stiv Bators, and Gary Valentine. Mother’s Children are coming out with a caliber Power Pop, unlike any other band in Canada right now, and they have all the amazing hooks, the brilliant harmonies, and the necessary skills to be the best in the business. MOTHER’S CHILDREN have toured U.S.A. and Canada with Paul Collins’ Beat, The Biters, and The Barreracudas, and in May 2012, just in time for their new single, they embark on their first European Tour with Germany’s MONDORAY. TermBo sez: “Absolutely bursting with exuberant hooks, liberal sprinklings of glitter and power-pop with some actual power.”
You have questions about Obits. This is understandable. They’re an intriguing band.
For starters, you ask, “Are Obits ‘indie rock veterans’?” The answer is: yes and no. Yes, they are accomplished musicians who once fronted Drive Like Jehu, Edsel, Hot Snakes, and Pitchfork. But also; No, they are not active or retired members of the United States military. They are not veterans in that sense. It’s good to get these things sorted out. Don’t worry—there are no dumb questions.
Are Obits a young band? They are. Another good question. A child born in 2007, when Greg Simpson joined as bassist, would not yet be in kindergarten. Obits didn’t self-release their first single (“One Cross Apiece” b/w “Put It in Writing”) until late 2008. Their debut LP (I Blame You, on Sub Pop), wasn’t released until March 2009.
Is it true fans bootlegged Obits’ very first show? It is very much true. Does their stripped-down rock incorporate elements of surf and garage? Absolutely it does. The members of Obits are fans of oldies. They generally dislike newies. But their influences simmer in the crock-pot of human creativity; you will find only disappointment if you try to deduce the muse of any given song.
What, you ask, of Obits’ new record? Well, for starters, it’s their second full-length, and it’s called Moody, Standard and Poor. It was recorded at Brooklyn’s Saltlands Studio by Eli Janney and Geoff Sanoff. Sub Pop will release it on March 29, 2011. This concerns you. Isn’t that Vangelis’s birthday? To be perfectly honest, it is. This was a scheduling snafu, plain and simple. There’s nothing to be done about it now.
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I’m glad we had this talk!
—Sam McPheeters
http://www.subpop.com/bio/obits
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We Fade To Grey DE
WE FADE TO GREY machen Musik, die soundästhetisch wohl in Städten wie Washington, Seattle und Halifax zur Jahrtausendwende zu Hause war und ist. Das klingt nach verschrobenem Post-Punk mit einer Affinität zu sperrigen Elementen und Experimenten, aber dennoch eingängig. Komplexe Gitarrenarbeit und treibende Bassläufe treffen auf tighte Schlagzeugrhythmen und bilden den Grundstock für den Sound des Trios.
Im Frühjahr 2011 veröffentlichten WE FADE TO GREY ihr erstes Album mit dem Namen “Disappearances” auf den Labels Asymmetrie und Avant Pop.
Quartett aus Münster um Mitglieder von Press Gang, Dramamine und Ritual. Schmarter Deutsch-Punk, schön auf den Punkt. Dazu ein beeindruckender Texter an den Micros, Philosophie zwischen Kolossale Jugend und Turbostaat, rau, kehlig geshoutet zu spröden, versplitterten Gitarren. Die Beats rollen und der Bass hält die immer wieder ausbrechende Herde zusammen. Nicht unmelodisch, trotzdem tight und voller fluffiger bis klirriger Effekte. Neben den eindeutigen Deutsch(Post)Punk – Noise – Bezügen, kann man auch Neu! oder Can heraus hören … Expressionisten mit einem großen Background und vielen (vielen) Ideen!
Großartiger, melodischer Punkrock aus den USA ala Wipers und No Hope for the Kids, teilweise sind hier aber auch Einflüsse alter englischer Punkbands rauszuhören!
