Baptized On The Crucifix

Holy Fuck “Evie”

Holy Fuck made a point of mentioning on their Bandcamp page that the music on their new record was largely recorded live with an emphasis on “improvisation and raw percussion.” It was a good idea for them to say this because it never crossed my mind that industrial funk track like “Evie” could be created with that ethos. They sound like a relentless machine here, like some kind of monster car steamroller tank built to crush everything in its path. Knowing this is more “organic” than I assumed makes me enjoy it a bit more, but not in some “this is more authentic” way. It’s just fun knowing these guys are going this hard and are so totally dialed in. They’re four guys, but they sound like one huge robot.

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Ford “New Groups Forming”

Recommending this song feels like telling you that I like looking out the window of the Q train when it goes over the Manhattan Bridge, or that I like how thin and soft some of my oldest t-shirts feel on my skin, or how satisfying it is to lie down on a couch when you are truly physically exhausted. Ford isn’t doing anything particularly new or distinctive on this track, but the familiarity is a lot of the appeal. It’s like how repeatedly experiencing perfect little moments doesn’t make them less appealing over time. Like, you’re never going to have a perfect sip of cold water when you’re hot and thirsty and think “why isn’t this a totally new experience?”

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