The Cool Greenhouse: Crap Cardboard Pet 10″

Description

Sarcastic Casio Fall worship poised to annoy you with two note songs that last 6 minutes. What else are you gonna talk shit on the internet to ? Contrary to the entire 2 cent neo drum machine punk genre, this is something genuine and interesting. and For the same reason this is a 10, each record comes with its own crap cardboard pet.

Our take: After two singles, heres a 3-song 10 from the UKs the Cool Greenhouse. I was a big fan of the bands two previous singles, but Crap Cardboard Pet is now the Cool Greenhouse record to get these tracks are fantastic! The songs on Crap Cardboard Pet are longthe shortest track is almost 6 minutes long and Crap Art is over 9and the extra space allows the Cool Greenhouse to go deeper and further than theyve gone before. The Fall-isms are still blatantin particular the way the singer frequently pauses in the middle of lines and adds extra syllables to his words-ahbut it feels more like carrying the Falls baton rather than ripping them off. The Falls ability to ride a Can-inspired groove into the sunset is one of the most underrated aspects of their brilliance, and the Cool Greenhouse has nailed that better than any modern band Ive heard. In particular, Crap Art moves like a set of tectonic plates, shifting underneath you almost imperceptibly, making nine minutes go by in what seems like two. The grander scale also allows them to go further with the lyrics. Pets and Crap Art start off as observations on the absurdity of contemporary life, but each track gets weirder over its run-time, drifting into near-absurdity. The lyrics are hilarious I guffawed at least ten times while listening to this record. Cheeky lyrics and very long songs are two strikes for punk purists, but I dont care I love this record.