Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Valina - A Tempo! A Tempo!


Valina is from Australia. The only thing that gives this away is the vocals.
I feel their sound is distinctly influenced by American bands.
Fuck it. Three bands whose styles I hear on this album, in this order: Jawbox, Bear Vs Shark (I know,) and Faraquet.
Here's a sentence you've probably read before: this album was recorded by Steve Albini.
Mr. Anal-Log's production helps these tunes sound the way they ought to...loud and live!
The songs are well-rounded.
The drummer hits really hard, and he is just an animal.

A Tempo! A Tempo!

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- Peter "Gary Sinise Blow Up Doll" Bermel

Bonus Recommendation: New Mastodon Track!

4 comments:

  1. this album would be INCREDIBLE if it weren't for such terrible vocals and lyrics.

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  2. whoever you are, thanks for reading/listening.
    get a name!

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  3. Sorry to spoil your fun, but they're austrian. If you're interested in their mind-blowing first album, deactivate the anti-paste function !! (I can't paste the link !)

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  4. Hello, Valina is from Austria.

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