Abner Trio / Man At Arms
Split CDEP
Joyful
Noise Recordings /
Friction Records
Genre: noise rock, indie rock
August 2007 |
this eight-track split ep pits abner trio's
melodic noise-rock against man at arms' more abrasive song
fragments. i'm really digging the hooky indie rock of the former,
which is sort of like a mashpash of dismemberment plan,
cap'n jazz, and three mile pilot. especially great are the
urgency of "the spotlight" and the melodic build-up of "the hysteria",
though the 3mp bittersweetness of "the victim" is pretty gnarly
as well. man at arms is considerably more impulsive, shedding
the poppier end of matters for a much noisier method. they sound very,
very similar to an old band by the name of fiesel. minute-long
"the drooling" is my favourite. mp3 (from suburbansprawlmusic.com):
abner
trio - the spotlight,
man at
arms - who died and made you the voice of reason?
80%
youuuuuuuutube!:
abner trio video for "the chair" (not on this cd),
man at arms video for "the forseeable future" (not on this cd)
Fun Fact: Abner is a
minor character in the Bible.
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 8 tracks, 24:31,
distributed by the labels,
released Nov 14 2006] |