This genial (and quite frankly juvenile) album jacket ironically belies a record
that’s more in league with goth rock old school than preschool. The co-ed
Velveteens ain't on no gloom trip, but there's a palpable noir edge to
Tall House, that once again stands in almost absurd contrast to the sleeve depicted to your right. The title track kicking this five-songer off is an icy and mightily effective slab of austere post-punk - so much so the remainder of the disk doesn't quite stand a chance. The proceedings get downright groovin' on "Tired of the Beat," which vaguely rejiggers '80s Bowie. The darker and potentially appealing "Flies" is undercut by slowing down the vocals in relationship to the rest of the ensemble, giving the effect that frontman
Lawrence Clayton is in 33 rpm mode while the band is doing their thing at 45. Hmmm. BTW, my copy of this record was hand colored in crayon. Amazing.
01. Tall House
02. Love as a Rule
03. Tired of the Beat
04. Flies
05. Moonwork
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5 comments:
Thank you very much for this.
Uh, hi. Larry here from the actual band. Thanks for posting this. Here's my new outfit We Found a Lovebird. https://wefoundalovebird.bandcamp.com/
I see there's a new band out there with the same name. Anyway, I like to think that we were the premiere fabric band of the 80's in Vancouver. Ha!
I have "love as a rule" blasting through my mental soundtrack from when I used to play this EP at CFUV Victoria, back in the 80s. I would love to hear it again...
Well thanks for the support Catherine!
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