Album Review
Songs For Moms – “I Used to Believe In The West” – [Thrillhouse]
humana 10/2/2009 12-inch, A Library
The moms are angry, at least if you judge by these songs that can start out with what seems like mellow singing and then do a 180-degree switch into yelling, swearing, and fast-paced tirades. Sometimes this Oakland three-piece of females give you snatches of harmonizing and cool bass and guitar change-ups, but the mood swings in the music leave you on edge, which is probably the point. Alternating between upbeat quirkiness that is almost on the verge of country folk, and all-out punk, angry rock, this band has captured the rollercoaster moods of mothershood, even though its musicians seem way too young to have had this experience.
you heard it 55 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 309 days ago, Zero Gravity played These Songs That I'm Singing
- 904 days ago, The Comedown Kid played In Nightmares
- 1046 days ago, Lurker played and Don't Tell Me I'm Wrong
- 1424 days ago, Milo Minderbender played All The Girls Here
- 1424 days ago, Milo Minderbender played Kill Coyotes
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