After the breakup of
Nation of Ulysses,
Ian Svenonius,
Steve Gamboa, and
James Canty returned in a number of guises,
Cupid Car Club, M.P. being one of them, before settling into
the Make-Up. This 7" adds vocalist
Kim Thompson
to the mix; her presence revives this moribund way station featuring
not just one revolutionary (once) subcultural teenage identity creation
song but four! Four chances for kids to join the club. "Edge of the
Envelope" is a cryptically angry tune saved by the interplay between
Svenonius and
Thompson. Is this what they mean by a call to action? The ultra-catchy "Vapor Rub Out" positions
Svenonius as a kind of
Screaming Jay Hawkins
figure, substituting the "in" knowledge for personal magnetism but
still working to cast a spell of sexual attraction. On the flip side,
"Child Custody" touches on incendiary male/female relationships and
"Grape Juice Plus" joins the long line of mystical revolutionary (twice)
songs about soda. Although you gotta give props for the fourth Horseman
being Fever and the outro chorus, "That's, that's, that's what I'm
waiting for," which perfectly crystallizes the mid-'90s frozen
revolutionary (three times!) impulse of punkish white youth. A group
that will give you an identity in the name of a highly xenophobic (sub)
culture -- yeah, that's what you're waiting for.
Tracklist
| A1 |
Edge Of The Envelope |
|
| A2 |
Vapor Rub Out |
|
| B1 |
Child Custody Commandos |
|
| B2 |
Grape Juice Plus |
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