Description
Dollhouses newest plaything. Four songs to accessorize your still life.
Our take: Has Toxic State Records now-established routinetaking New York City punk bands, wrapping their music in rough-sounding recordings, then wrapping those inconspicuous-looking records in gallery-worthy packaging that grows increasingly elaborate over the yearsstarted to go stale? FUCK NO! In fact, its been over a year since the last Toxic State vinyl release and Im fiending for a fix. One thing I love about a new Toxic State release coming out is that you can expect the unexpected. One release might be a straightforward raw punk band, the next might be industrial, the one after that art pop and plenty of them dont fit into any category. So, when I dropped the needle on Dollhouses new 7 (following up the very popular demo they released in 2019), I was only mildly surprised at the melodic lead guitar that starts The Shadow Baby. Its the kind of riff that could have gotten you a contract and a few thousand dollars of advance money from Jade Tree Records in the late 90s, but Dollhouse pair it with a vocalist who (Im guessing) saw a lot of Crazy Spirit gigs and makes a sound Id describe as a snotty squawk-scream. The second song is a full-on, Dawn of Humans-style buzzsaw, but then by the end of the record there are acoustic guitars. Its a wild ride. But it rules, and it feels like a ride Ive never been on before. This is why I buy every single Toxic State release.
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