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Bondsmen- Overcrowded Control b/w Untitled 45 review
Dark, ambient, and atmospheric,
this 45 is a heavy hitter. The gruff
musings of singer Tony Bevaque ring of the cynical philosophies of those
downtrodden by the hope once provided by youthful optimism, never too clear nor
too cacophonous in its message or its words.
The guitars make up the rhythm and the ambient sounds, as the band has
two guitars, and it couldn’t have worked out better. “Overcrowded Control”, while still a driving
a punk song, is a two-pronged weapon; it is a song and a half, impossible to
hear the entirely of what it has to offer in just one listen. Though the guitarist claims to have somewhat
ripped off the intro to this song from Agent Orange’s “Bloodstains”, I don’t
see enough of a resemblance to agree.
“Untitled” is sonically similar, but the lyrical content and song
structure is very different. It is also
a bit slower and more post punk than its a-side counterpart. The mix on this record is not so much
balanced, but rather appropriate.
Guitars are louder than all else, and the rest is essentially the same
level, but slightly different, in a barely noticeable way. The packaging is unique, and it’s the first
time in a while I’ve seen a band put out a 45 with only two songs on it. If a band can put out material of this
quality, they can release all the two song 45s they want.
-Aunty Social
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