THE DIRTBOMBS - We Have You Surrounded
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 09:00AM
soundscapes in Psych/Garage

dirtbombs-we%20have%20you.jpgDoubling up on bass and drums with two band members apiece gives the Dirtbombs a uniquely full garage-rock sound, with the kits often L-R'ed for a, um, surrounding headphone experience. Mick Collins and crew touch on a variety of sub-styles with We Have You..., but when they ditch the soul-stained punk completely and veer off into dancier territory, the fuzziness and campiness at hand bring to mind not Detroit but instead Wax Trax!-era Chicago a la RevCo/Thrill Kill Kult. Stick around for eight-minute near-album-closer "Race To The Bottom", a synthesized feedback squall worth waiting for.

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