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Recommended by us on 25th June 2010
...according to our Business Lady on Thu 24 Jun, 2010.
It's rare for Mexican Summer to put out something dodge so it's unlikely that this No Joy single is gonna disappoint. On first listen I'm getting an early Sub-Pop meets 4AD, meets American style shoegaze vibe that's not dissimilar to mid-era Sonic Youth, with bits of Swervedriver thrown in for good measure. It drifts in all casual like, before kicking off in a frenzy of shredding and feedback. It sounds like a hit circa 1990! Nice. B-side 'No Summer' is equally as satisfying in it's space grunge delivery. It's all guitar dirge and baggy style beats counter balanced with light melodic touches and whispered vocals. It's a got feedback ending too... haven't heard one of those in a while. Real nice stuff.
Everything is shaping up for No Joy to be massive. A duo from Los Angeles and Montreal, they exist in a cool, Sonic Youth cult of living on riffs and cigarettes. ‘No Summer’ is a detached dirge, with whispered vocals, that sounds like they are secret somnambulists who have woken up to the power of rock. The self titled "No Joy" is a revelation. It shreds. It will shred you. And will make you remember a time when the electric guitar felt like it could have taken over the world. Ghosts of SST, early Sub Pop and even AmRep linger around these songs while never compromising No Joy's brutal/beautiful dynamic. All sorts of awesome.
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