JALEPZERZ!!!: Nirvana

04/23/2013

Song of the Week: Roomrunner - "Weird"

&amp;lt;a href=&quot;http://roomrunner.bandcamp.com/album/ideal-cities&quot; _mce_href=&quot;http://roomrunner.bandcamp.com/album/ideal-cities&quot;&amp;gt;Ideal Cities by Roomrunner&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

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Still not sure what to think about this band... I'm really enjoying this song, "Weird," (it's the single from their upcoming album) and they put on an entertaining, energetic set when I saw them opening for Pissed Jeans at Bowery a couple weeks ago (see below for several videos). Of course, there's a difference between "wearing one's influences proudly on one's sleeve" and "slavishly imitating said influences." The obvious influence in question is Bleach / Incesticide-era Nirvana, but either way these guys get extra points for actually rocking. In that way, these guys remind me of Metz, whom they sound nothing like.

Whatever. I'm not going to overthink this one for now. I listened to their 2011 self-titled EP last weekend, and it was good enough. Say what you want, but "Weird"'s chorus is fucking undeniable, and I'm looking forward to their new album, which comes out May 14th.

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Posted at 10:26 AM in Bowery Ballroom, Metz, Music, Nirvana, Roomrunner, Song of the Week, Video | Permalink | Comments (0)

11/29/2012

Metz at Knitting Factory Brooklyn, November 19, 2012

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If you've heard Metz' album, you know they're a band with a persistent, singular sound that is sack-crushingly AWESOME. If you haven't: they sound like a band that's unhealthily obsessed with "Negative Creep" who also wants to bitchslap your nuts all the way out of your frickin' earholes.

In the live setting, they are nothing short of striking - perfect music to beat the everloving tar out of your buddy to, as evidenced by the two top-heavy jackasses humping each other bloody senseless at the front of the stage at this very show. RAWK.