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Dark Snack [Vinyl]

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First off , the singer is Melissa Swingle form the Bloodshot records hillbilly goth outfit Tralerbride. Her voice is is fantastic, dark, distant and full of yearnin'. This is some fuzzy punk/blues that will git yer ass a'shakin'. This is what it is. A "garage blues punk duo" guitars and drums, so if your are tired of the genre this may not be for you, but it beats a lot of the schtick out there. For fans of Mr. AirplaneMan, and TrailerBride.
Give it a whirl, I ain't never heard nothin' bad on Yep Roc

Melissa Swingle (formerly of Trailer Bride) and Laura King offer up their own blend of guitar and drums rock on their first CD Dark Snack. The recording has the usual line-up of heartbreak, bitter, love-sick, and social commentary songs that music fans have come to expect from punk-influenced rock. Swingles compelling voice slides out of the speakers and is injected into the listener's veins like a vaccine against rock poseurs.

The Moaners take on the rock format with a wry smile, particularly with their version of "House of the Rising Sun" that has a modern and personal twist ("Paradise Club"). "Heart Attack" kicks off the CD with a walking blues line in the verses and then shifting into straight 4/4 rock with the chorus. The blues comes out again on "Elizabeth Cotten's Song" with a harmonica intro and blues rock style melody and lyrics. Math rock-ish "Too Many People" is a commentary on life in a crowded city from the perspective of an agoraphobic introvert. "Terrier" bares its teeth in an aggressive rock fashion, and could become a theme song for women who have had too many macho ex-boyfriends (or ex-husbands). "Oh Christy" has a hypnotic guitar riff that runs through this character essay of a self-destructive person. Despite the upbeat musical arrangement of "Talk About It," the song deals with a non-communicative relationship that is spiraling downwards with the weight of un-spoken problems.

Twelve songs in thirty-five minutes... I would be happy to have more. Swingle and King have a lot to say, and the talent to present their compositions with unique musical arrangements.

I loooooove this disc. A soulful pack of rock and roll songs that will get you movin'. The one drawback is it absolutley goes by too fast. The whole album leaves you wanting more. Bravo!!!! My faith in modern music has been restored.

If Janice Joplin started a rock and roll grageband, this duo is what it would sound like. It's like a psychedelic goth female-version of whiskeytown, the type of band that would play in a bar, while you're at the bar drinking whiskey. I absolutely love Melissa Swingle's vocals. They're Dark and catchy. The whole album is great.

I've seen those girls live a couple of times: they rock ! This album is *just* great.

Same ol' tired voice over and over. Not horrible beginnning to end, but not so good either. The band's name sums it up.