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If
electroclash had left a dent, it would have been for sounding
something like this. Garage punk trio SSM have followed their
pants-dropping debut record with this six-tracker, and damn if
these boys ain’t doing it right. EP-1 contains one
remix and five new tracks (three of which were once again
engineered by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach); opener “Put Me In” sounds like
LCD Soundsystem but more organic, with real flesh and bones it’s
a dance floor breaker, if DJ’s only knew their heads form their
asses. Second cut “Fiction Rock + Roll” goes back to basics,
most of the dance elements are left on your heels and its sound
regresses to a tiny soundproof garage. It is with songs like
this that SSM actually sounds like the trio it is, the music is
still grand but capable of deafening frequencies.
Formed by
John Szymanski (Hentchmen, Paybacks), Dave Shetler (The Sights)
and Marty Morris (Cyril Lords); SSM sounds like a fuzzy and
furry 60’s psychedelic combo, if only those damn hippies would
not have ruined it all with all that patchouli and songs about
wearing flowers when you move to San Francisco. Damn them. But
this is no mere revivalist act, if anything these boys sound
like they’ve had too much Kool Aid. Slow seducer track
“Belle Isle Daze” is a delicious blend of fuzz strumming and ?
The Mysterians type key work, while “Country City” jerks itself from
several positions; before finding solace in organic dance drums
and rocking guitars. “You’ll be Glad You Did” is childish, and
as such it plays, it foams at the mouth, it throws stuff right
at you and in the end shits itself amidst the milky way. Good
stuff all around.
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