More Power Tapes (2018)
OK, as I clean up the tape backlog, I cannot fathom how I have one from 2018 still hanging around. Seriously, this is almost three years old? I sure feel like a scumbag for never listening to it until now. Not that I probably would have had much to say about it three years ago that differs from what I think about it now.
It's all right for the most part. The production is pretty solid and it sounds better than your typical demo tape that has a skull on the cover. The guitars are kind of sludgy on purpose and the vocals have a harsh edge to them that kind of vary back and forth between growling, changing and yelling. There's something about the song "Science Monster" that feels like it could have been a noise B side to a Beck Mellow Gold era release, but not one of the ones I'd listen to all that much.
The band appears to have gone on to put out two full length records and a 7" since this tape came out. Maybe it'll be a collector's item someday. I don't know that I would have expected them to go on to great things based on this tape, but it's not anywhere near as bad as some of the others I've listened to over the years.
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