THE GRAVEROBBERS Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 1999

 

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AllMusic Review by Eugene Chadbourne

This Arlington, VA, band hones in on a sound that elusively slips around between styles of rock as if it was a time machine with a few loose fuses. One moment it's a roots rock sound, the next a tight, nervous new wave beat, then a fuzzbox kicks in around a catchy melody and it is almost like pre-Nirvana grunge. This set of songs suffers from excessive repetition of several devices that would have come across as more clever if used less frequently. And as a whole, the songs sound too similar to each other, almost like a continuing story that the listener might not want to hear the end of. The voice of leader Karl Straub is really beautiful, though, often bringing a song amazingly to life from one breath to the next. Several standout tracks are worthy of attention, especially the dark, disturbing "Acid Black" and the lyrically captivating "Rock Salt." 

Tracklist

1	Black Soda Under Black Rum	2:32
2	Elvic Costello	2:33
3	Sleeping On The Moon	1:55
4	Rock Salt	2:35
5	Tonight	3:51
6	Catch My Breath	1:47
7	Dried Out Loud	2:03
8	Acid Black	2:02
9	Lords Of Fuzz	2:12
10	Take A Bullet	2:06
11	Through Tonic Water	2:10
12	Ice Fishing	1:30
13	Soda Pop Moon	1:43