Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Singles Going Single #173 - Araby 7" ep (1994, Red Dawg)

If this Clayton, CA crew didn't have at least a couple Dischord Records titles within arms reach then I don't know what to tell ya.  As was the case with likeminded Cali predecessors Fuel, Araby retooled some of that Embrace/Rites of Spring logic and let it gestate under the hard boiled West Coast sun.  The result is three slices of competant and satisfactory, if not terribly exceptional post-hardcore punk with some well worn influences.  Pump those emo fists in the air and rock out to Araby.

A1. Bled Dry
A2. To Blame Myself
B. The Angry Moon

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3 comments:

  1. tony partyMay 26, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    Cool post! I remember when this came out and was being toted as the people from Scherzo & John Henry West band.

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  2. spavidMay 26, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Thanks. I think I have the Scherzo album on CD somewhere. Was unaware of the connection.

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  3. staticJune 14, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    Yep. Araby was the drummer and guitar/vocalist (me) of Scherzo after we broke up. I was also in John Henry West concurrent with this release. The bassist, second guitar, and I (of Araby) went on to form Mercury in the late 90s. We're still doing music now under a different moniker but have resolved to mostly bedroom recordings and the like.

    Thanks for posting this. I didn't have a digital copy yet but still have ~100 records sitting in my closet. :)

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