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The Crack Babies
Smoking At Gas Stations
Lost Music
Article
written by Tom B
Feb 7, 2005.
It's 1985 in the Crack Babies world. Specifically 1985 with a copy of the Jesus and Mary Chain's "Psychocandy" in hand. "Shine" kicks off and you are automatically absorbed by the lo-fi, feedback driven scorching sound. There is no greater homeage to the Reid brothers vision of pop music than this.
As for other tracks "America" is "Just Like Honey" and is followed in turn by "Honey Believer" which is far away the best track on the EP and you just wanna turn that volume up. Bollocks to the neighbours or what? "Pretty" is the only let down. A slower and quieter track, it is way out of place here.
I am sure the JAMC comparisions will start to haunt the band - sorry! However the rawness of the songs structure and sound makes this one of the few releases to get me truly excited in 2005.
You can listen to some mp3's from this release at www.crackbabies.tk and/or buy the EP, which is out now, from Lost Music.
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