Triptych, by Shooting At Unarmed Men (CD on Too Pure)

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Rating: unmoved This record left our Brian feeling unmoved.

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!

What the 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

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