October 20th, 2004 2:25pm
I’m Something You Only Imagine To Be
Electrocute “Tales of Ordinary Sadness” – This selection from Electrocute’s forthcoming Troublesome Bubblegum finds the band sounding a little less electroclash and a lot more garage punk. It doesn’t feel like bandwagon jumping though, and even if it was, it wouldn’t matter – this song blows away most of the current competition. This is an old fashioned kiss-off song, but it is coated with enough pop sugar so that it’s the fun kind of bitterness, rather than just another angst-ridden jagged little pill.
The Chap “(I Am) Oozing Emotion” – If that Electrocute song is “the fun kind of bitterness,” then this is “the fun kind of manic anxiety.” This is what my life feels like lately – frantic, exciting, totally lacking in patience. All I want is for things to happen. Right now. I’m sick of waiting. I have been waiting for so long. I am oozing with emotion. Just give me a contract. Give me a sign. Give me a fucking steady job already. (Click here to buy it from Sonumu.)