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The Beatings are an indie/punk band out of Boston, here with a great follow-up to their first EP, 6Hz. They're most often compared to the Pixies, in that they do similar-sounding Hüsker Dü/Superchunk-inspired rock with alternating male/female shrieky vocals. Both the Pixies and the Beatings have an experimental side, only they manifest it in different ways. The Pixies had no problem derailing a song off somewhere into the cosmos, while the Beatings tend to do odd, more contained tracks. The odder tracks on this album involve a glockenspiel, odd ambient sounds, and a porn soundtrack overlayed with a recording of someone giving birth. Plenty of bombast and urgency exist here, as if some of these recordings were made just as a bandmember or three were about to launch off into the deep end into pure, shrieky, distorted noise. Song dynamics play a big part of the album, with tempo changes along with a wall of guitar crashing down upon a formerly softer track. A fine album is this one, building on the promise of the 6Hz EP. Plus, you've gotta like any band that includes multiple alternate album covers in the packaging.
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2000 |
1:16 |
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| 02. | |
Twins |
3:39 |
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| 03. | |
How Many Times Can You Say Goodbye To The Same Person? |
4:41 |
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Nothing |
2:45 |
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| 05. | |
Fucking |
0:47 |
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| 06. | |
The Art Of Leaving |
6:03 |
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| 07. | |
I Don't Know The Truth (But I've Memorized The Rumors) |
4:46 |
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New Destroyer |
4:28 |
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| 09. | |
Gratis & Keiber |
1:02 |
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| 10. | |
Opportunity Crisis |
3:00 |
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| 11. | |
Stock Car Driver's Lament |
1:21 |
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| 12. | |
Two Steps Back |
5:41 |
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Addicted To Freaks |
1:52 |
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Refueling Vehicles |
3:41 |
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| 15. | |
Art Of Leaving II |
1:33 |
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Heavy Metal |
4:12 |
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| 17. | |
Bloated And Disabled |
8:23 |
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17 Total Tracks, 59:10 Total Length
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Credits
- Ian Kennedy - Violin // Ian Kennedy - Vocals (Background) // The Beatings - Main Performer // J. Cannava - Mastering // Bob Logan - Vocals (Background) // Bob Logan - Engineer // Erin Dalbec - Group Member // Dennis Grabowski - Engineer // Dennis Grabowski - Group Member // Eldridge Rodriguez - Group Member // Tony Skalicky - Group Member
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