Separation Anxieties
I remember seeking out this album after reading
an amazing review on Pitchfork--and then I realized I found
the right band, but the wrong album (they gave this one a 2/10.)
This stuff comes off at times sounding like an amalgamation
of Faith No More and Shudder
to Think--neither of which is necessarily bad on its own,
but make strange bedfellows. And, honestly, that kinda sums
up 12 Rods; strange. The lead singer sounds as if he once rocked
with the best of them, but had a lobotomy along the way somewhere.
His slightly robotic delivery sounds like an 80's Kermit the
Frog trapped in the body of Ozzy Osborne. The music has a definite
throwback sound, and their lyrics are pretty jokey and oddly
homoerotic at times. I think they think singing about gay shit
is funny, but it's kinda embarrassing when playing the stuff
out loud. Anyway, it's sort of interesting, but wears on you
after multiple listens and is ultimately tossable. |
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