Made Out Of Babies “Trophy” [Neurot Recordings]

Trophy is the crunchy noise rock debut recording from this indie alternative metal quartet out of N.Y.C. Not your typical Neurot Recordings release either, considering the label’s experimentally epic leanings towards the underground fringe. While MOoB’s fuzz-bass and riff-rockin’ tunes aren’t as peculiar, grandiose, or adventuresome as Oxbow, Isis, Tarantula Hawk, or Zeni Geva, they don’t disappoint. I was instantly jolted by Julie Christmas? volatile fire bellied outcries. The magnitude at which this gorgeous mistress screeches her ferocious pitch is off the scales and the emphasis on emotionally intense female vocals out front is what sets this band apart from the rest. Guitar solos be damned! Only densely down-tuned, distorted, emotionally charged and weighty turbulence lies within. MOoB’s sound definitely stems out of the Big Black, Steel Pole Bathtub, and Unsane noise-rock circles, yet Trophy reveals a push for slower and heavier horizons. Overall, a promising debut, however I feel MOoB’s intensity level is muted somewhat on this studio recording. I just sense they’re more ravenously impassioned live! RAWK-ON!