Friday, August 19, 2011

The Hook Generation ep (2002, Fuzztropic)

An appropriately monikered outfit if there ever was one, these Buffalo, NY area denizens pitched an array of baited hooks into the glistening H2O as if they were culling them from a bottomless tackle box.  The leadoff salvo, "Undiscovered Bum" flaunts a retro-fitted, Merseybeat stride, incorporating a subtle hint of the rhythmic quirk that made T. Rex's "Baby Strange" the classic it is.  Some shaky psych-pop undercurrents ripple through "Twenty Seven" as well, but judging by the rest of this ep The Hook Generation weren't necessarily stuck in a '60s time warp, at least not full time.  RIYL: Sloan and Outrageous Cherry.  Sad to say, this quartet hasn't left us with an iota of web presence.

01. Undiscovered Bum
02. Pale Blue Sea
03. Twenty Seven
04. So Long...

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3 comments:

  1. Rinjo Njori!August 25, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    Just wait until the nostalgia kicks in for one or a few of these guys. They will end up on the internet

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  2. Rinjo Njori!August 25, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    This is way better than I imagined..

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  3. Buffalo Music ArchiveDecember 14, 2020 at 8:03 PM

    This sounds very interesting. If you still have it, please add to your re-ups. Thank you!

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