No Pain In Pop

2OO8 ≠ 32

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It’s hard not to feel berk or beast when attempting to cram 12 months into 700 words, so we won’t even try. This late in the day there’s going to be omission to an extent that outstretches the impatient collateral of memory loss, especially as the mind wanders back to recall a year of live music that’s without peer in my 23 on this earth.

So, there’ll be no divvying up of 2008 between movements and moods here. Just a necessary trawl through the shipwreck, flotsam fished from choppy waters and beacon buoys twinkling in the ocean of our terrible collective memory.

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Babylon Babes

Despite possessing the same panting percussion and stuttering chaos as Los Angeles’ finest post-hardcore brutes HEALTH, Religious Girls are hear to massage rather than bludgeon, choirboy charms in place of cantankerous chants. Instead with hysterics closer to the epic fits of Ponytail, Christopher Danko, Nick Cowan (also of Brother infamy), Guy Culver and Dylan Reznik have a new EP waiting out back, due for release soon and we’re here to preach the good word. Chums with former compilation stars of ours, Casy & Brian, harmonies flood in over tape loops that judder gently and friendly with stuttering percussive tussles Foot Village and other Luddite bruisers swear by could not help but envy. Pure gospel.

 MP3: Religious Girls - ESL

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One seven : Seven # two

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Just imagine the world reaching the end of its tri-millennial life-cycle and imploding again. Dark? Now just imagine rhythm. Primal, learning, glittering rhythm…

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