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Avg: 4.0 (48 ratings)
- Date Released: October 15, 2003
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Label: Secretly Canadian / SC Dist.
Fantastically ramshackle — punk coming apart at its seams
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We Say...
Swell Maps were born in the aftershocks of punk rock, combining a junk-shop aesthetic with serrated chords and slurred, lager-fueled melodies. Led by brothers Nikki Sudden (who passed away this past Sunday) and Epic Soundtracks, Swell Maps snubbed technical proficiency in favor of raw power. Marineville has been cited as a precursor to both Pavement and Sonic Youth, but it seems nastier and sloppier than both. On songs like the menacing "Midget Submarines," Sudden's guitar snaps like a rattlesnake, and the loose, shambling "Blam!!," with its hollered chorus and crazy rhythms, sounds like a distant cousin to California punk outfit the Weirdos. While part of it may just be my own subconscious knee-jerk against indie rock's increasingly glossy veneer, there's something about Swell Maps' gloriously damaged goods that remains refreshing and inspiring.
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| 01. |  |
H.S. Art |
2:20 |
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| 02. | |
Another Song |
1:42 |
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| 03. | |
Vertical Slum |
1:12 |
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| 04. | |
Spitfire Parade |
3:09 |
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| 05. | |
Harmony in Your Bathroom |
5:25 |
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| 06. | |
Don't Throw Astrays at Me! |
1:14 |
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| 07. | |
Midget Submarine |
4:34 |
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| 08. | |
Bridge Head |
2:00 |
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| 09. | |
Full Moon in My Pocket |
1:29 |
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| 10. | |
Blam!! |
3:31 |
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| 11. | |
Full Moon |
1:20 |
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| 12. | |
Gunboats |
8:09 |
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| 13. | |
Adventuring Into Basketry |
7:43 |
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| 14. |
My Lil' Shoppes 'Round the Corner |
0:43 |
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| 15. | |
Loin of the Surf |
2:20 |
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| 16. | |
Doctor at Cake |
2:06 |
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| 17. | |
Steven Does |
1:45 |
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| 18. | |
Bronze and Baby Shoes |
3:44 |
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18 Total Tracks, 54:26 Total Length
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