05 August 2020

PANIC EAR SERVICE Grand Rapids 1995

 


 
 

AllMusic Review by

Grand Rapids digs back into the history of mostly British rock and finds a sound that didn't really exist, but could have. The album combines slanted guitar jangle, wanly melodic vocals, and song structures that vary between anthemically pretty and compellingly rocking, striking a perfect balance between the early end of art-rock and the tail end of post-punk. It's an entirely appealing sound for anyone who's enjoyed these genres -- tracks like "Last Summer" mirror the earlier and more punk-based recordings from Lush, but with more of a low-fi, buzzy, straight-ahead post-punk feel. Most amazing is the fact that despite the familiarity of all these elements, Grand Rapids remains fairly hard to pin down in terms of style -- it's simply an interesting recontextualization of all these sounds, and a great listen as well.
 

Tracklist

1 Action
2 Lost Summer
3 Horse
4 6/4
5 Headache
6 Driving Song
7 Infinity
8 A Frgment
9 It's Late
10 Empty Space

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