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Me You Us Them
"EP-blue"
EP
Triple Down
Genre: indie rock, noise rock
New York City, NY
Dec 7, 2008 |
Combining the messy grit of Archers of Loaf with a
well-executed melodic sensibility, New York’s Me You Us Them
has crafted a memorable debut with EP-Blue. Apparently part of
a trilogy of similar records, this disc comes packaged in a
hand-stamped paper bag, lending a DIY feel to the proceedings.
It’s hard to believe all this noise emanates from just two guys -
guitarist/singer Ryan Reesey and bassist/laptopist Ian
Ljunquist. The EP attacks right off the bat with raucous “Iron
Tongue,” a slathering cutlet of White Trash Heroes era
Archers of Loaf. The slamming walls of guitar and the machine-gun
drums are the main attraction here, but Reesey’s slick vocals
enunciate the Rob Crow-esque chorus formidably. The off-kilter
guitars of early AoL, meanwhile, pervade “I’ll Pick Up Your
Problems at the Baggage Claim,” building a pretty little noise-rock
song; sadly, the vocals seemed a little drowned by the rest of the
instruments, but this doesn’t ruin an already solid song. Last in line
on this too-brief EP is the more experimental “Me You Us Them,” which
is a fun bit of momentum but a bit shy on the melodic front. These
guys may not yet have the lasting power of Archers of Loaf at
their peak, but they kick a lot more ass than most rock bands around
these days.
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Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 3 tracks, distributed by
the
label,
released 2008] |
