Search - Loomis :: You're No Tiger Meow Meow Meow

Competent, uninspiring

09/05/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Loomis played Chapel Hill style indie-rock reminiscent of bands like the Archers of Loaf, Superchunk and Small 23. Listeners familiar with 90s American lofi/indie will find no new ground broken here, and newcomers will find much better intros to the genre elsewhere (seek ye out: Pavement, Guided By Voices, Sebadoh, Archers of Loaf, Superchunk, Grifters). The vocals, melodies, and songwriting are not sharp enough to consistently lift Loomis above the level of generic indierock. Nevertheless, fans of this kind of music will likely find pleasant enough diversion here; Tiger|Meow Meow is a competent example of the genre with a handful standout tracks and enough quirks to keep things interesting."