The
Beautiful Ones- Jaded Love LP review
This is one of the strangest mixes
of music I have ever heard. If nothing
else, this is, without a doubt, unique.
If there were three bands one could
associate with this group, they would most likely be Type O Negative,
Biohazard, and Twitching Tongues. This
mixes the mid-90s New York hardcore/metalcore sound with the heavy, crunching
riffs and steady rhythms and the tuneful, love-boasting deep voice reminiscent
of an anxious, throaty, teenage Morrissey.
This has got some groovy beats, and has the benefit of actually fitting
as a full LP and not just a large collection of songs on a slab of twelve
inches of wax. The breakdowns on this
record are some danceable/2-step-able ones for sure, even if the ambient rhythms
mixed in between them make one go, “What the hell?” some of the time. Last song has the hardest line I’ve heard in
a while “At least we all die alone”- a nice conclusion to a record about love. I admit that this isn’t really my kind of
thing, but this is definitely worth a listen- it is not time wasted.
-Aunty Social
