sukpatch

with a minimum of fuss and detail there is very little to tell you, other than the band seemed to have been part of the collapse of the excellently eccentric grand royal label bankruptcy fallout (just how much did that online auction for the grand royal archive go for ?)

but, i can reveal that the cover is red, with some very stylised artwork with a defined owl-like creature, along with the fact that the band comprises of 2 blokes from colorado called chris heidman and steve cruz, and that's about it.

sometimes the mood is all late night and mellow as on the sweet-n-innocent natural thing to do, whereas a mere few moments later during wrrrt the baggy styled beats are having it large, the guitars fuzzed up to the max, and reverb pedals are given an almighty kicking, and memories of long lost t-rex b-sides are exhumed for the benefit of those who enjoy glammed up pop music. to put it simply, fans of simple kid should definitely hunt this unloved album down. after a few quiet laidback tracks, the vibe is given a spit and polish, as in the second half the guys really let rip with their effects pedals like some shy scenesters trying to rediscover their long lost noise pedal yet not wanting to completely fall into the shoegazing trap. check out the album closer radon for the most perfect album closer with its processed guitars, jesus and marychain styled melody and nonchalant attitude. with all these elements i cannot help but love it.

thankfully, the songs never drift along into an excessive yawnfest, instead these short sharp snappy songs (11 songs all done and dusted in a mere 37 minutes) are a perfect antidote to all that is angular, electro enhanced post punk and as such, means that the album will easily outlast many peoples current playlists.