samedi 22 janvier 2022

Wipes

 

Let's talk about something a bit different today!
Wipes is a new trio made of "old-timers" from the Pennsylvania punk/noise-rock scene. That may come as a surprise but a trio usually means three persons, two of them (Michael and Ray, the drummer and the bass player) coming from Tile (if you're into heavy, hammered, noise-rock edging with sludge you should definitely check them out) and Matt, the "new" guy, is not really new as he owns Shard Recording Studio where Tile is a regular. Michael and Ray also played in Bad American (super good hardcore punk), Michaels drummed in Fake Cult and Ray was in Fresh Meat.
Very well I think the introductions are done, what do we have here?
 
 
  Released on Limited Appeal Records (like four Tile records), this 7" features two tracks only but is a great appetizer before the release of their 14-track LP titled Making Friends which should be out on Hex Records (home of USA Nails and Alpha Hopper among many others) in a few months (it was recorded a few weeks ago).
 
Dumpster is a catchy noise-rock track which uses a rather "light" guitar riff as a regular hook while the vocals naturally carry us along a structure that is more varied than it seems at first listen, renewing the "spell" with each (very catchy) chorus. Dumpster mixes some "more classic" rock'n roll/punk elements with a noise-rock base and is clearly the A-side track that makes you want to hear more. It makes me think of a less "dirty" version of some early Brandy or Running tracks.
You're The Boss is a lot (a LOT) heavier and sounds closer to the kind of racket that Tile does when the word sludge takes its full meaning.
 
 
 
If Making Friends keeps that mix of "sludgy" and "rock'n noise" tracks, providing that "Pissed Jeans nihilism", I'm pretty sure my headphones gonna eat and drink some Wipes for a while...
 
 
 
N,J'Oi!
 
 
 
 
You can listen to Wipes on Rien à Faire #30.





 

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