at this
stop at my favourite local store i was able to obtain some stuff i wanted all
along. so i was real happy to get them without the hassle of having them
shipped. i’ll deal with them in alphabetical order.
expire –
pendulum swings
i’ve heard
a lot good things about expire. that said of course i did check them out. in
previous posts i also made clear that the first impression a band has on me isn’t
always significant. when a band or particular record strikes my eyes with
persistency i’m always open to change my mind. such was the case here. ‘pendulum
swings’ flirted with me as i flicked through the racks and i thought i could as
well give it a spin in the store.
i liked
what i heard and so it was already mine. in the save environment of my home i spend
some more time with this record. i think it’s a pretty good record. not
overwhelming but solid definitely. i feel a strong backtrack vibe going on. not
every song is a killer but some real crackers are among them. ‘anxiety’, ‘bark’
or the title track are awesome! gotta look out for their ‘suffer the cycle’ 7”.
love the artwork. the record comes with a nice fold out poster which
has the lyrics and credits on the flip side. i could snag the second to rarest
or second common colour of the first press. there were 1000 pressed on coke
bottle clear vinyl, 700 on gold vinyl and 300 on coke bottle clear with black
splatter vinyl. even a second pressing is available now – 1000 copies on clear
purple with black smoke. digital download included. bridge9. 2012.
