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Finally Punk Primary Colors EP (Alb)
Rock & roll has these cycles of return to form and regurgitation. When things get too complex, the basics are reasserted. And part of the music's march is gobbling up past sounds and throwing them back up. Those cycles work best when the basics are not just reasserted but reframed and when the regurgitation is a mutant meat, not just a standard food group. It's the difference between some forward sounding band (icons such as Wire, The Fall; contemps like Cheveu, Human Eye, etc.) and revivalists/traditionalist (too many to mention). Austin's Finally Punk are definitely a back to form band and they've been rooting around in the past (riot grrl, Rough Trade, American DIY), but like Tyvek, there is a freshness to their music. This eight song EP doesn't stray from verse-chorus-verse or familiar tunesmithery, but the mix of sounds (think Chalk Circle, Bikini Kill, Kleenex, 100 Flowers, Bloody Manniquin Orch., Bratmobile) is not common. And since all the aforementioned bands truck in no frills, the styles are an easy fusion. Whether this is a conscious blend or just came to be really doesn't matter since what is in the grooves succeeds regardless of influence. A great, smart record with some great vocals. Recommended. –SS
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