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!
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