I had high hopes for
That Hope, given the impression they left me with on their debut,
Eight Dollar Hat, which I shared way back in '11. I recall it garnering a considerable number of downloads as well, so taken all this into consideration I was ready to be dazzled by this Bloomington, IL quartet's follow up. The first three songs comprising
Beating... certainly don't disappoint, exuding tinctures from the likes of artful, post-punk sophisticates Gang of Four to Pylon, with T/H depositing a spot of their indigenous seasoning into the affair. Things go downhill soon after with the aimlessly, embarrassing throwaway "Big Sex" clogging up the proceedings for a painful seven minutes. From there's it's a tossed salad with a somewhat sloppy retread of "I Am the Walrus," to the bouncy and redemptive Pylon-goes-pop shtick of "Comfort Never Looked So Big." Though not listed on the sleeve or record label, there's a useless segue of a 75-second piece falling between "Space Boys and Love" and "Go About Your Business" that I'm not sure if it's supposed to be it's own individual "song" or rather the outro/intro of the aforementioned tracks.
01. Looking To Get Their Fill
02. Lounge Lagoon
03. Jeff Matt Joey
04. Big Sex
05. I am the Walrus
06. Space Boys in Love
07. untitled
08. Go About Your Business
09. Cow Gang
10. Comfort Never Looked So Big
11. Love, Need, Attention
