| Monkey Power Trio, The / Almost Clear |
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| Album: | Almost Clear | Collection: | General 7" | |
| Artist: | Monkey Power Trio, The | Added: | Aug 2003 | |
| Label: | Pochahontas Swamp Machine Recordings | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2003-09-29 | Pull Date: | 2003-11-03 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 05, 2012: | Catharsis: featuring Monkey Power Trio Almost Clear | 2. | Nov 16, 2003: | rust belt I Love My Life |
| Album Review |
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| Kareem Ghanem Reviewed 2003-09-30 | ||
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PLAY AT 33 RPM!!! Five goofy sons of bitches who turn out a very solid 7”. The story behind the band is that they meet once a year for one day to record songs and then quickly release those songs. This is their eighth release I believe. SIDE A: 1 Slow intro with a slacker-y Pavement slant that gives way to a pre-“Pet Sounds” Beach Boys / Monkeys super upbeat piece of pop delight. Great song. 2 Slow, melancholy feel that reminds me in some way of Velvet Underground’s “Heroin.” This is much rougher and funnier. Just as terrific as A1. SIDE B: Songs 1 and 2 blend into one another and are much more abstract and experimental than the A side. Starts out slow, ethereal, hazy and finishes off in a frantic, but controlled electric guitar and keyboard. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | I Love My Life | 3. | Almost Clear | |||
| 2. | Mike Smith Is Evil | 4. | Systematic Problem |