so, i've made it clear that i'm not very excited by the kinds of rock music that are popular right now, as there's not really a middle point where technicality intersects with raw emotion to create an oppressive attack on the aural sense - the thing i crave. if i'm a masochist, i deny it. what we have is a choice between boring, sterile man rock from the viking period, or equally boring emo by the nice guys and metrosexuals. we need a dialectic, here. why can't we rock without being stupid, nowadays?

this doesn't quite get there, nor is it trying to, but it manages to almost accidentally stumble upon something interesting by combining that overdone 60s jangle pop sound with a late 90s math feel, thereby sprucing the sound up just enough to make it almost compelling. almost? they need to start here and drive deep into psych rock territory to really take it to the next level.

in the mean time, if you think a mash-up of american football and the byrds sounds like fun, then this is for you.

https://mygirlfriendberu.bandcamp.com/album/fugitives

it's a little uneventful, a little slow.

i'm curious about the suzy cream cheese cameo, though.

https://ziibiwan.bandcamp.com/album/time-limits-ep