Big Neck (2020)
This is another album that got lost in the shuffle, so I'm getting to it way later than I would have expected. This is a split 12" by two bands that have Bags(z) as part of their name. The artwork is done in a clever way so that it looks like either band could be the first one, you have to flip the cover over entirely as the artwork is upside down. This means the sleeve opening is always to the right of the artwork, regardless of what side you are looking at. The only thing they should have done to make this even better is they should have written the spin information in both directions as well. So I'm taking my cues from the spine and am listing Brain Bagz first.
Brain Bagz sound like a chaotic mess. I don't even necessarily mean that in a bad way, but their songs are full of echo, fuzz and are generally pretty noisy, bordering on psychedelic at times. I feel like they probably could have a home on a label like Trouble In Mind, although their sound is much more in-your-face than anything TIM put out. I don't love it, but I don't hate it either. If you dig some psych, this might be more up your alley.
Blood Bags have an aggressive, punishing sound. It feels like everyone in the band is just pounding on their instruments, leaving all songs with a primitive, thumping feel. I like some of the riffs they brandish during their 6 song romp. I don't really care for the vocals as they are pretty unpolished. I get that they do fit with the overall atheistic that the band has going, but I think if there was a little less shouting and a little more singing, I'd probably like this more than I do.
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