Famous Mammals: S/T 12″

Description

Famous Mammals were already going to be fantastic the moment they decided to form as a pandemic avocation in 2020, considering theyd been birthed from the flames of recent Oakland, CA scene-definers Rays, The World and Andy Human & The Reptoids. Yet when their wonderfully sharp & confounding self-titled tape came out in 2021, they were better than that, even. Their initial sound clicked along, searched and then found oblique treasure in a deep DIY post-punk void one might associate with 39 Clocks or the Swell Maps – sometimes aggressively sharp and pointed, other times given to captivating and off-centered murky quaalude meandering in all the ways you love.

Im a big fan of Stanley Martinez vocals and guitar, and have been since the first time I saw & heard Rays, and he transported his A-game to a recording session yet again. Likewise Amber Sermeno – we all swooned for her fronting The World, and while we only get one lone track w/ her vocals, it might even be the best thing on here: the chugging & propulsive Unspoken Chair. Andy Human – well, that guy just moves from strength to strength, excelling as a bass player here and general instrumental conductor of an echoey and wide-open sound partially transported from the hinterlands, moors and home studios of 1979 Northern England. To my ears, this was the first truly great set of recordings to emerge from a pandemic band, and now that theyve gone on to be a full-fledged recording project and occasional touring band of some renown, its phenomenal to see it in the format its always deserved.

• Format Type: 12″
• Year: 2024