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Smackmelon - Smackmelon EP

Smackmelon - Smackmelon

01 - SpaceShot
02 - DickDriver
03 - Raymond
04 - HighWire
05 - Facelift
06 - QuestionMark?

Have you got a huge collection of CDs and vinyl? So big that you can actually misplace stuff for decades?

Well here's something I haven't heard in like 15 years. And had forgotten I even owned. And forgotten how good it is. Found it in the classic way, by looking and failing to find something else. Does that ever happen to you as well?

I also have their album "Blue Hour" here somewhere. but of course now I am actively looking for it I'll have a bastard of a job finding it. But if I look for something unrelated... there it will be.

I'll post it as soon as I find it.

This kind of reminds me of Workbook era Bob Mould, mostly because of the vocal melodies and phrasing. Some of the guitar is similar too, crossed with the cleaner end of Dinosaur jr.

Expansive yet grindy. Sweet yet angsty. Pretty damn good. Here's the video of Space Shot.

1 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks! Had this EP on cassette back in the day. A fine but little-known band.