Public Strain

General | Oct 2010

Reviews

Andy S
Reviewed 2011-01-05
Measured garage-art-rock with varying amounts of guitar-based noise. Picture a calmer No Age with lots of Velvet Underground and 90's indie guitar rock in the mix. Good stuff. FCC clean; my picks: 11, 4 –Andy

1 - drone/feedback, slow plod and pining vocal line
*2 - cheery instrumental into minor key jangly midtempo rock
*3 - feedback, sing-songy march that falls into a groove halfway
**4 - slow, sweet, gently somber, reverb-heavy, drone ending into next track
5 - pleasant drone instrumental, continuous with previous track; nice tones
*6 - very Lou Barlow; simple but tense, with forceful melancholy
7 - wandering, uneasy midtempo
8 - stabbing guitar, Sonic Youth rock
9 - sunny indie rock
10 - slow, simple, pretty, kind of a Galaxie 500 feel
**11 - an energetic midtempo with Beach Boys vocals and surfy guitar

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Charting

2011-01-09 — 2011-03-13
Week EndingAirplays
Mar 13 2
Feb 20 1
Feb 13 1
Feb 6 2
Jan 30 4
Jan 23 2
Jan 16 3

Track listing

1. Can't You See
2. Heat Distraction
3. Narrow With The Hall
4. Penal Colony
5. Bells
6. China Steps
7. Untogether
8. Drag Open
9. Locust Valley
10. Venice Lockjaw
11. Eyesore