Natural Causes / Sponge Bath: Split 7″

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Our take: Theres this pattern Ive noticed where a lot of times my favorite song by a particular Sorry State band wont actually appear on a Sorry State release. I remember Rough Kids had this song called Into the 00s that I really lovedthat song is one of the main reasons I wanted to work with themand despite the fact that they re-recorded a couple of older tunes for their debut LP that wasnt one of them. My favorite track from the sessions for Skemtas first album ended up on the Sanctioned Genocide 7 on Solar Funeral. And now you can add Natural Causes to the list of bands who have dangled their very best track in front of me like a carrot, only to snatch it away at the last second. Deidre comes from the same sessions as Natural Causes great new LP on Sorry State, but its better than any of the songs on that record. Its just one of those perfect songs the triumphant main riff reminds me of a bigger-than-life punk song like Autonomy by the Buzzcocks or Soldiers Requiem by Naked Raygun even if it doesnt sound like either of those at all. And then theres the little middle Eastern-sounding guitar part that I tease the band members by calling the Offspring part, and while it has evoked some gentle teasing its one of the most memorable riffs the band has come up with. Man, what a track! On the flip side you get a remix of Fashion Device from the Sorry State album done by North Carolina noise / dance freaks Spongebath, and it certainly takes that track to a very different place than Natural Causes version. This split strikes me as a rather low-key affair, but the brilliance of the content totally belies the understated presentation.