Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 02/06/2017
Label: Riot Season
This is the kind of garage rock where the car is
still parked inside with the engine running, warping the bands minds with
fumes. “Laredo ”
is an awesome offering from USA /MEXICO , a perfect
blend of dumb headbanging heaviness and tripped-out weirdness.
“Laredo ” DD//LP track listing:
1). Possum
Trot
2). Laredo
3). Yard Of
The Month
4). Windsor Park Hardcore
5). Dumber
Rock Riff
6). L.A.
7). Bullets
For Pussy
The Review:
Sometimes
it’s a beautiful thing when a record is exactly the sum of its parts. USA/MEXICO’s
debut LP “Laredo ” delivers precisely the kind of
glorious sonic muck one would expect from a trio featuring members of Todd,
Shit and
Shine and Butthole Surfers.
“Possum Trot” sets the tone for a queasy
ride into a nightmarish noise rock world, with the emphasis firmly on the
noise. Punishing knuckle-dragging riffs pummel the listener into submission
while unhinged robotic vocals and shrieking feedback heighten the air of
unease. Imagine Part
Chimp jamming with the robots from the Smash adverts and you have a
good idea of the addictive insanity on offer here. The band hone this approach
to perfection on “Yard Of The Month”
and “Dumber Rock Riff” while the
title track and “Bullets For Pussy”
see the Shit
and Shine influence come to the fore yielding maximum impact from relentless
repetition.
USA/MEXICO deliver their own
distinct brand of grindcore on the brief chaotic terror of “Windsor Park Hardcore” while “L.A” offers a vague nod to more
melodic territory. Thankfully it’s only a minor concession though in the form
of some lead guitar that lends the track a dirty Stooges
feel. This is the kind of garage rock where the car is still parked inside with
the engine running, warping the bands minds with fumes.
“Laredo ” is an awesome offering
from USA/MEXICO,
a perfect blend of dumb headbanging heaviness and tripped-out weirdness.
“Laredo ” is available here
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