Public Strain
Reviews
Andy S
Reviewed 2011-01-05
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
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
Recent airplay
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Charting
2011-01-09 — 2011-03-13
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| 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 |