Residing on the aggro end of the post-hardcore continuum, Colorado's
Tanger undeniably put the "power" in power trio, with roiling, barreling delivery bearing all the subtlety of a steamroller. These guys owed a huge sonic debt to the likes Hoover, Thumbnail, Helmet, and to a lesser extent Jawbox. By and large the two numbers on this wax speak for themselves, but there's a bona fide technical finesse to them that shouldn't be overlooked either. The back cover lists three songs: A. Landmine, B. Gary, AZ & C. Balance, but only the latter two occupy this record, with "Landmine" functioning as the single's encompassing title. Confused the hell out of me at first. In 2000 Tanger released a
self-titled album on Owned & Operated Records.
B. Gary, AZ
C. Balance
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I was on Owned & Operated's promo list for about two months, and the Tanger CD was one of the things they sent. I remember thinking it was pretty good, though I don't have it anymore.
Are you sure this single is from '86? If it's the same Tanger, I'm not sure if they would've released a 7" that early...
...actually 1996. Thanks for catching the error. Time to do some brief editing, eh
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