Album Type: EP
Date Released:22/09/2017
Label: Rad Nauseam Records
Slow, winding and tense, Drore create a noisy tour de force that borrows from the methodical delivery of sludge at moments. A band like the Jesus Lizard also feels like an apt comparison, as Drore creates that sort of dense arrangement as the Chicago legends
"Tape Two: Life Regrets" CS//DD track listing
1. Novelty Tattoo Sleeve
2. Old Egg
3. Happy Accident
4. New Skids On The Block
The Oxford , United Kingdom-based post-rock foursome Drore are one of a crop of bands that seems to find inspiration in realms of punk, noise and hard rock. Of these performers, there is a reflection back to music in the vein of mid-career Sonic Youthand a few other acts associated with the mostly withered grunge movement of the 1990s. At least that is the impression you get listening to "Tape Two: Life Regrets”. It is the sophomore release by Drore – a follow-up to, you guessed it, "Tape One." The four-song outing, though brief, digs in on those, in many ways, timeless approaches.
Sadly, a few issues mar the closing song. The track just feels overlong. Six minutes in, there's a patch of distortion that might be intentionally artful but could easily be mistaken for exceptionally bad (and borderline unlistenable) post-production feedback that seems altogether unartful. At seven minutes, there's a chord and drum progression that is simply repeated, over and over, for a full minute. Then it's distortion for another minute and a half that has to make you think, 'are they testing me or something' or, worse, 'Sonic Youth did this shit a million times better.'With the rest of the EP containing songs that were half its length, a bit of restraint might have benefitted Drore, and made the wrap of what is a solid release far stronger.
"Tape Two: Life Regrets" is available here
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