Damning With Faint Praise
(2012, Skingraft Records) USA, St. Louis.
Here is Yowie’s new album that I discovered live in Paris @ Le Rigoletto the 13th of October 2012.
What a big slap.
This live video of Shriners Sure Do Cuss A Lot speaks for itself : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocRDInfSnXk
That song got two climaxes at 1:32 and at 3:44 (in the album version), with devilish drum parts, I almost cried.
I don’t know what I prefer between the drummer madness, the guitarist (kind-of-bassist) energy or the guitarist (noisyman) precision in dissonance. It seems that these three guys are nice.
The speed changes in Eternally Collapsing Object are a strong momentum in the live show too, as its Finale which makes the crowd dance.
The taping parts in Whippersnapper are terrific, as for the central part in I Could Care Less with the sads ambiences (and I love too the way that this theme comes back at the end of the song).
I really love the dialog between the guitars in Slowly But Surly.
Let’s mention that the artwork is great.
Music for mad guitarists ? No, tomorrow’s pop music;
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COUP DE COEUR : MY TOP 5
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| 1. Shriners Sure Do Cuss A Lot |
| 2. Eternally Collapsing Object |
| 3. Whippersnapper |
| 4. I Could Care Less |
| 5. Slowly But Surly |
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Cryptooology
(2004, Skingraft) USA, St. Louis.
Thanks to Nick Sadler (Daughters) I discovered Yowie (when he told me about the bands he was listening to).
I bought the album and… the music equals what you got from the artwork : craziness.
The drummer is in furious mode in Trina.
In deed all the drum parts in every song are furious like at 1:56 in the impressive speed-up tempo in Tamika.
Tenesha‘s intro is huge.
Talisha‘s part at 1:58 and the Finale at 3:40 are Grand too.
A mine of good ideas.
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COUP DE COEUR : MY TOP 5
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| 1. Tamika |
| 2. Trina |
| 3. Tenesha |
| 4. Talisha |