Add Date: February 23
Artist: FOX Japan
Album: Reenactment
Label: Small War
Genre: Rock
Comments: Having adored FOX Japan's music from the early days (hey, being a friend of the bassist certainly has its perks), I'm not surprised at what I hear on Reenactment, the group's latest record. The group blends sharp and intricate guitars with sharp and jabbing lyrics, a strong marriage of forms that make each listen a joy. Based out of Morgantown, West Virginia, brothers Sam, Charlie, and Pete Wilmoth form the core of the band, with Andrew Slater providing fine work on the guitar.
Artist: FOX Japan
Album: Reenactment
Label: Small War
Genre: Rock
Comments: Having adored FOX Japan's music from the early days (hey, being a friend of the bassist certainly has its perks), I'm not surprised at what I hear on Reenactment, the group's latest record. The group blends sharp and intricate guitars with sharp and jabbing lyrics, a strong marriage of forms that make each listen a joy. Based out of Morgantown, West Virginia, brothers Sam, Charlie, and Pete Wilmoth form the core of the band, with Andrew Slater providing fine work on the guitar.
Fans of Talking Heads, Okkervil River, and the Pixies will dig the songs on this one, particularly "Hate Hate Them" and "The Pedant." Political songs tend to make me a little uneasy, but the Brothers Wilmoth are smart about them (and sadly one of the most overtly rabble-rousing, "Glenn Beck," one of my favorites on here, is a major DNP). Catchy, off-kilter, and cynical as hell, FOX Japan delivers on its promise of producing "catchy, word-drunk indie rock."
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