Dunno much about Shooting at Unarmed Men except they have an ex McLusky-ite in their ranks and now reside Down Under in Melbourne. Oh and their new album is a 12 track concoction of angsty, discordant indie rock spread over a flash harry 3xCD set. It's called Triptych, meaning 3 interlinked /pictures frames to non art types. Now, if a band on Jonson family or Nottingham's esteemed Gringo wanted to indulge in such a package, they'd be laughed out of the boozer. But Too Pure have always lavished extraordinary attention on their bands, no matter how relatively average. Don't get me wrong, they make a brooding, angry racket, a little mid period Fugazi in intensity, referencing some of the old Chicago masters of shredded, volatile man-rock. There's sections of avant downer outsider noise & creepy ranting amongst the blood, sweat & toil. The production is lo-fi but solidly powerful & the playing is exemplary but I reckon I'd much rather catch them live in a sweaty hole somewhere than have to sift through this slightly pretentious package. If yr an old McLusky fan though , this is probably a right treat to cherish!
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What their label says...
“Sounds like the Pixies playing £10 instruments, and the best tunes they ever wrote” - Rock Sound Sometimes
a band are simply too great that their collective noise, intensity and
talent makes them implode and disband far too prematurely for their
confused and salivating fans to deal with. Good job Mclusky disbanded
to form two of the most exciting and energetic bands around: Future Of
The Left and Shooting At Unarmed Men. The latter is the brain child
of Jon Chapple, known originally for his insane haemorrhage-inducing
head-thrashing and bass riffs that were like thunder reverberating
through your gut (in a good way). Now he propels sky high guitar riffs
and screams and gasps out impassioned vocals for Shooting At Unarmed
Men, a band so punk rock that their debut was recorded in only three
days; their second offering was entitled ‘Yes, Tinnitus’ (say no more)
and this – their third and greatest – was knocked up in Australia,
where Jon currently resides after deciding it might be nice to sell all
his worldly processions and move somewhere hot for a bit.
‘Triptych’ comes in three parts, a slight nod to their heroes Minutemen
who once put out six EPs in six months. It’s the raw, unabashed joy of
the short, sharp and hardcore blasts that document your inner and
present rage rather than the drab over-polished, over-produced,
over-thought-out and damn right over-dull.
CD1 Sometimes The Best Thing You Can Do Is Die This Song Comes With A Picture The Things You Can And Cannot Do The Conventions Of Stopping
CD2 Boredom Is The Feeling That Everything Is A Waste Of Time Pre-Seated The Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Of Democracy Full Proof Plan For Successful Living
CD3 Peristalsis Sailing Keeps You Safe Happy Birthday Placenta The Fortune Of Regret
Other items by Shooting At Unarmed Men
Girls Music Shooting At Unarmed Men 7" (vinyl), £2.99 Sorry - sold out.
