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January 16th, 2020 2:29am

Shifting The Goalposts


Cable Ties “Sandcastles”

Cable Ties specialize in brute force and velocity, two core values of punk rock that can nevertheless get underserved by bands who simply can’t go very hard. Every element in “Sandcastles” is stark and blunt, and played like they’re trying to bruise you on every impact. That’s all great, but the real draw is in the band’s approach to their vocals, which is like replacing the hot/cold dynamic of Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein with a more intense combo of hot backing vocal by drummer Shauna Boyle and a scalding hot lead by guitarist Jenny McKechnie. It’s a righteous sound for a righteous song, as McKechnie’s lyrics tear into over-militant activists who defeat their own goals with aggressive gatekeeping rather than open-minded coalition building. A good song for this year, obviously.

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