Various
Artists
"Rock Reborn" CD
Diesel
/ Insound
Genres: indie rock, garage rock revival, rock
Sep 8 - 14 2003 |
A
promotional co-release between clothing label Diesel and popular
online indie distro Insound, Rock Reborn is a compilation of
songs from the new group of indie rockers and garage revivalists that
have recently hijacked the modern rock scene. Predictably, the
now-overdone garage rock revival material is less enjoyable than the
other parts of the disc. The Mooney Suzuki's repetitive, firey
rock just doesn't seem to cut it anymore.
With that said, there's lots of good stuff on this compilation. It
starts off with Rye Coalition, whose special brand of party
rock is the perfect opener for a disc of this type. The universally
acclaimed Blood Brothers also contribute a tune form their last
album, and, as can be expected, it kicks serious ass. More rock
explosiveness comes courtesy of Dance Disaster Movement, Whirlwind
Chaos, and the brilliant Death From Above. Kinski,
oddly enough, is also tapped for a piece of instrumental drone rock.
Other notable inclusions are The Cinema Eye, Silvertide,
Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Cave In, and the remarkably low-key
Entrance.
All in all, Rock Reborn is a fun but cruelly merciless
sample of some of the most energetic and explosive indie rock around
today.
86%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 15 tracks, not distributed - promotional, released 2003] |
