Four sides of the Guinea Worms, a Columbus, OH favorite of recent
years, come to term with these two releases. Both “Lost & Found”
and “Jeans & Heels” are guy rock, maybe lonely guy rock at that,
but rock all the same, a big, unsteady mess of it, wobbling on
toothpick legs and about to spill the Country Teasers discography (or
pre-
Are We Not Men? Devo) out the top of its bulbous head. The
Savage single consists of two slow, long ones that definitely have Ohio
stamped on its forehead, though the record itself apparently came from
Sweden. I’m partial to the Columbus Discount one (yes, it’s a Singles
Club offering), which picks up the pace a bit. “I.K.W.W.F.L.” reminds
me of Bongwater! What are these guys doing? Best one of the bunch is
“C.H.U.D.,” pretty much what you’d expect: a jerky, thumping take on
the sex beat, complete with movie samples, the sound of purists showing
up to work wearing Booji Boy masks. Cool times. 250 of the CDR
offering, on red vinyl. (
www.columbusdiscountrecords.com) (
www.myspace.com/guineaworms)