My radar recently honed-in on a superb old-school Greensboro, NC band referred to as The Othermothers. From the looks of their Myspace page, they have recently played shows, but so far as I can tell, the No Place Like Home ep is their first and last publicly issued recording. Side-A starts off with three upbeat, but ever-so-slightly brooding post-punk jams, anchored by alluringly ringing guitars that are way too powerful for anyone to resist, 'specially the likes of yours truly. At times, I swear this trifecta sounds like the greatest thing I've ever heard in my life.
The flipside is a bit different. "Rodeo...8 Seconds" is a strangely lighthearted hoedown, concerning the tragic Greensboro Massacre between Communist Workers Party members and neo-Nazi thugs in November of 1979. Dark humor to say the very least. This is followed up by "Napalm Beach," a relatively frivolous party song, and finally, the 'Muthas wrap things up with the Devo-informed "Party Topic."
I decided not to post the album sleeve, but it is included in the folder. I wouldn't want to give any of you the wrong impression, because it's pretty safe to say The Othermothers were purely going for shock value. They strike me as too well-versed to be a bunch of good 'ol boys, as I'm sure you'll concur.
01. You and Your
02. What U Want
03. Rain Down
04. Rodeo...88 Seconds
05. Napalm Beach
06. Party Topics
4 comments:
I bought this shortly after it came out and have always wondered if they ever did anything else. So now I guess I know. I just recently got the means to rip vinyl myself and "You And Yours" was one of the first songs I did as a test last month. It sounded like crap, so I'm really looking forward to hearing your rip.
I appreciate the info you have here, it's the first and only thing I've ever seen about the band. Now I'm off to check out their Myspace page. Thanks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZnqVgcjkl4
The Othermothers have reformed ans this is a video of them performing at The Green Bean in Greensboro North Carolina.
Hello,
Could you please re-up this?
many thanks
Re-Up of this, please?
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