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Last year, as a co-headlining tour of Europe commenced, a pact was proposed. What if there was a spontaneous in-studio merger between the deadpan deconstructionists of Englands singular The Rebel and Austin post-punk aggregate Spray Paint? In the tradition of the finest Marvel Comics team-ups, this 12 EP, known to the world as Charles And Roys Purple Wang, came to exist. C & Rs Purple Wang EP features tour n-jokes and astute observations getting wrangled into impressive songscapes, such as on Look! Air Innit? which pulses with a startling immediacy and unexpected intensity. Throbbing synth tickle features prominently on this opening salvo. Moron Water splashes around until it settles into an impatient groove, while Space Ghettos and Heads On Spikes hew closer to The Rebels brand of cheap keyboard dementia. Mitch, Mitch, Mitch (Huntsman Reaction) most closely echoes Spray Paints patented paranoid jams featuring their distinctive guitar clash. MES OBVS is a sideways tribute to an iconic figure who still managed to be as slippery as quicksilver. Wallers has always had a way with a title, and the deliciously-named Let Me Hit Whitney Houstons Last Joint revisits the kick-off track and has an unmistakable Country Teasers piss rivulet running right through it — snatches of piano and some fever dreams idea of what country & western music sounds like in the waiting room for Purgatory. -e/n
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