Backengrillen

"What sort of racket are this lot, all residents of Umeå but from seemingly disparate musical worlds, likely to kick up? Judging by opener A Hate Inferior, the answer lies in blown-out riffs delivered in a creepy crawl, like an infinitely more violent version of The Cramps, or an undead Birthday Party rocking up at London's hip avant-garde venue Café OTO. Meanwhile, at the other end of this raw record, Socialism Or Barbarism channels the ragged charge of both Fun House-era Stooges and their 21st century acolytes The Icarus Line".

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