Rademacher
Self-titled CDEP
Self-released
Genres:
indie rock, lo-fi
April 2006 |
First off, props to the hand-sewn packaging. A little effort goes a
long way into making a CD look good, and I can always appreciate DIY
CDs. I get so many regular jewel-case releases that something like
this really catches my eye. Good work.
The music in question is surprisingly normal for such an unusual
looking product. What we get is likeable indie rock / alt rock with a
lo-fi flair but strong melodic composition. After a throwaway opener
("They Are Always Into That") with decent tension but a lack of
distinct hooks, we get the successful "Courtesy Call," which builds a
song out of an unusually tuneless guitar progression. "What the
Neighbours Don't Know" makes more ground with a prickly guitar part
and a momentous composition style - the off-kilter climax could be
this EP's best moment. Closer "Robot Show" is nice though inoffensive,
with a Pixies-esque ("Havalina"?) hard guitar part.
Loads of potential here, but Rademacher needs to work a
little to keep things consistently strong. I like what I'm hearing so
far...
MP3 (from rademacher.com):
They Are Always Into That
71%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 4 tracks, distributed by
Greytank, released 2005] |
