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+1/2 -- Lo-fi punk ala The Wailers meet the Cramps

hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 05/30/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"If the Cramps took their fidelity down a notch or two, perhaps recording with a single overhead microphone (ala The Kingsmen's "Louie, Louie"), they'd get the sort of garage grunge offered by Boston's Coffin Lids. Their rowdy rock 'n' roll is fueled by the Northwest sounds of The Wailers and Sonics, with shouted vocals that tax their microphones' headroom. The overall effect has the electricity of a Pebbles compilation - quickly recorded garage classics remastered from sleeve-sanded 45s.Fans of current rock 'n' roll acts like The White Stripes and Jet may very well love this more primal variant, if they can get past the beautiful lo-fi mono sonics. Collectors of the Nuggets, Pebbles and Boulders releases (not to mention Wailers, Sonics, Cramps, and Mummies fans) should take this out for a spin.3-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings."