PEST 5000 (In-ter/a-bang/) 1996

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AllMusic Review by Nitsuh Abebe

Pest released a very good 7" on the Harriet label ("Philosophically Dyslexic") before adding the 5000 to their name and a few vintage synths to their sound -- the full-length Interabang loses much of the clarity of this early work in favor of an occasionally jumbled indie-pop approach layered with unconventional arrangement and odd presentation. Despite this, Interabang is a fairly interesting release -- it's not as well-conceived or well-written as the listener might hope, but the unique sense of presentation rescues many tracks from indie-pop banality. The band doesn't always live up to the work of similar projects, however -- when they cross into Heartworms territory with "Botheration," they establish themselves as a decent but ultimately second-tier indie-pop unit. 

Tracklist  

1	Mattering	4:01
2	Too Skinny	3:19
3	Botheration	3:01
4	Obliviousness	3:27
5	Cold Feet	4:21
6	Punch Pad	3:02
7	X-ing Things	4:56
8	Pregnant Pause	3:36
9	Malice	3:21
10	Angels	3:09
11	Leaky Friend	3:23
12	Smokes	10:13
13	Philosophically Dyslexic	3:22
14	Untitled	12:27