Blunt Instrument
General
| Oct 2006
Reviews
mike
Reviewed 2006-11-07
Reviewed 2006-11-07
GIANT HAYSTACKS – “Blunt Instrument” CD (Mistake)
Great local minimal punk/post-punk. Prominent bass, clearly sung vocals and angular almost no wave guitar in the background. Catchy tracks you can sing along with, the bass often playing along with the singer instead of the guitar. Somewhere between THE JAM, GANG OF FOUR, and THE MINUTEMEN.
1. Very catchy with odd lyrics.
2. The bass is up front while the guitar plays around vocals are just holding on.
**3. Nice guitar and bass interaction.
4. More melodic, poppy and tight.
**5. Faster, noisier, and like THE MINUTEMEN. Great.
**6. Short, jutting, fast, and multiple arty vocalists.
**7. Lost of bass
**8. Choppy jutting quick track again not that far from THE MINUTEMENN
**9. Love the busy guitar. Almost spoken vocals.
10. Slower and more spoken vocals. Vocals later fall a little flat.
11. Fast but with funny low vocals…sound like a guy singing for the first time.
12. All over the place guitar.
Great stuff. -mph
Great local minimal punk/post-punk. Prominent bass, clearly sung vocals and angular almost no wave guitar in the background. Catchy tracks you can sing along with, the bass often playing along with the singer instead of the guitar. Somewhere between THE JAM, GANG OF FOUR, and THE MINUTEMEN.
1. Very catchy with odd lyrics.
2. The bass is up front while the guitar plays around vocals are just holding on.
**3. Nice guitar and bass interaction.
4. More melodic, poppy and tight.
**5. Faster, noisier, and like THE MINUTEMEN. Great.
**6. Short, jutting, fast, and multiple arty vocalists.
**7. Lost of bass
**8. Choppy jutting quick track again not that far from THE MINUTEMENN
**9. Love the busy guitar. Almost spoken vocals.
10. Slower and more spoken vocals. Vocals later fall a little flat.
11. Fast but with funny low vocals…sound like a guy singing for the first time.
12. All over the place guitar.
Great stuff. -mph
Recent airplay
Young Shavers
At Your Local Dive — Aug 02, 2007
Lide Goes On
At Your Local Dive (live performance with The Finches) — May 01, 2007
New Position, The Noose
Life Goes On
Lines and Dots — Jan 04, 2007
New Position
Under the Radar (2006 at A Glance) — Dec 27, 2006
Valour
Baptism of Solitude — Dec 27, 2006
Charting
2006-11-05 — 2007-01-07
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 7 | 1 |
| Dec 31 | 2 |
| Dec 24 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | 4 |
| Nov 19 | 3 |
| Nov 12 | 7 |
Track listing
| 1. | Catatonic State | ||
| 2. | Not Entitled | ||
| 3. | Lide Goes On | ||
| 4. | Young Shavers | ||
| 5. | Valour | ||
| 6. | The Noose | ||
| 7. | New Position | ||
| 8. | Closing Time Scene | ||
| 9. | Question Time | ||
| 10. | Cost/Benefit Analysis | ||
| 11. | Election Day | ||
| 12. | Winston Is A Grass |