DC lo-fi garage rockers Chain & the Gang have disrupted Secretly Canadian's mellow roster for some crunchy guitar grooves. Chain is also trading in their overtly political stance of past records for some playfulness. "Certain Kinds of Trash" you just don't see anymore - for example. ("...ashtrays, porno mags, nylon stockings...")Production is simplified to a heavy bass mix playing simple rhythms while guitar scratches some broken melody while Katie and Ian trade lead vocals. These kind of garage recordings often lose a lot of vocal nuance and the listener is left not understanding anything. Not a problem here. Whatever the Gang want to say, you will hear.
What they have to say runs the gamut from the fun to the simple. The aforementioned trash song and pornish song called "Heavy Breathing" would be examples of fun. And extended jam for "I'm Not Interested (In Being Interested)" seems unnecessary. This would be a fun band to see live and share some beers with; but you won't your blood won't boil for them. It'll stay cool. (2.5 of 5 stars)
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