Description
Chicago groups debut lp. 10 songs of drum machine
Glam with a hearty reverence for the ramones. Screen printed
jackets and a double sided insert drawn by Beau Richie (Nuke Cult).
Our take: Debut LP from this Chicago duo, and I think its pretty much a shoe-in for my Best of 2017 list. Its no secret that we here at Sorry State are enthusiastic devotees of Joe Sussmans workhes also a key player in Nancy as well as Dangus Tarkusand Dreams of the Gentlest Texture is the best thing hes done so far. Ive wasted a lot of time thinking (and having idle conversations, mostly with Seth and Jeff) about what makes a Muff Divers song different from a Nancy song or a Dangus Tarkus song, but Im not sure theres an answer to that riddle. The more important thing to note here is thatas good as all of those projects releases have been for some time noweach new one seems to be better than the last, and this is the best one yet. The absolutely scorching riff that starts off the album would fit perfectly on a Powerpearls comp if you slowed the record down to 33RPM; at 45RPM, though, listening to it evokes a feeling similar to eating an entire Easter basket full of candy all in one morning in a good way! Somehow, Muff Divers manage to sustain that sugar-rush feeling across eleven tracks, not by crafting a well-rounded set of songs, but rather by the sheer brute force with which they shove great riffs and great melodies down your through one after the other. They never deviate from an Its Alive-esque manic tempo, restricting any use of finesse to shredding guitar licks (that are somehow still insanely melodic) and densely-packed arrangements that constantly play guitar, vocals, bass, and synth off of one another in ways that you hardly notice are clever because they zip by so fast. If youve already worn out the great Midnite Snaxxx album from earlier this year, this is the only thing Ive heard thats worthy of replacing its spot in your rotation.
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