Label: Roadkill Records

http://www.roadkillrecords.com/
Reviews: Grand Café - Let loose b/w Makin' out 7" / The Smell of Mutiny - What it means b/w Le mediocre 7"
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Grand Café - Let loose b/w Makin' out 7Grand Café
Let loose b/w Makin' out 7"
Roadkill Records

5

I am the one who always gets stuck with the unenviable task of covering the site's most mediocre of submissions. Seriously, how many synonyms for bland are there, how many ways to say "thanks, but no thanks"? Norway's Grand Cafe fare slightly better than labelmates The Smell of Mutiny, though their blue-eyed rhythm'n'blues rave-up still doesn't add up to much more than better-than-average bar-band. I appreciate the full arrangements with horns, organ and backing vocals, but why should I care when I've still got countrymen The Moving Oos? Or old Eric Burdon albums for that matter? Life is too short for music that is merely listenable.
- Avi Roig

Tue, Dec 2nd, 2008 00:00:00

The Smell of Mutiny - What it means b/w Le mediocre 7The Smell of Mutiny
What it means b/w Le mediocre 7"
Roadkill Records

5

The band's self-titled debut EP left little impression on me, though I do remember the b-movie sci-fi/horrorshow graphics. If only the music was as memorable! They do one-up themselves on this follow-up single though, running through an upbeat garage-pop stomp on the a-side and some quality French pop baladeering on the flip, complete with flute and harpsichord tones. Still, I gotta say, the artwork wins out yet again. Though the band's music has improved, the retro graphics (courtesy of Andreas Tylden) are far more compelling than their tired retro sound.
- Avi Roig

Thu, Jul 31st, 2008 00:00:00