Album Rating: 5.0

I think that history has been rewritten somewhat on that front, this was waaay after the most tense parts of missile crises occurred and it strikes as weird revisionist scare-mongering



i just don't understand how you can listen to a lyric like 'acrid stench and festering tongue / new york, moscow, nairobi in flames' and not think it contrived at best and excruciating at worst. I know there's a lot to love about Deceit but there's something that niggles eh.



(Eyesore is gr8 but CHINA STEPS/DRAG OPEN Y'ALL)

Album Rating: 5.0

whole album plays out perfectly there is no wasted space

Album Rating: 4.0

Eyesore and drag open have always been my favorites. :]

Album Rating: 5.0

drag open is GOAT

Album Rating: 4.0

Have not jammed this in too long, I confess.

I only listened to this once so dun feel bad

It was good though it really was. I don't remember why exactly this is supposed to be similar to Deceit doh

Album Rating: 5.0

it isn't similar aesthetically but definitely reminiscent of deceit in terms of worldview. creating discomfort is a primary concern on both records. i think it's a worthwhile comparison.

Album Rating: 3.5

@Gwyn lol, same. this and deceit don't strike up anything similar for me

whole album rules though [2], man there's some real cool stuff here.. CHINASTEPS/BELLS Y'ALL

Heat Distraction has to have one of the best riffs of the last 10 years

Album Rating: 5.0

lmao this and Deceit are chalk and cheese tbh and i wouldn't say this album is about creating discomfort at all, although i can see where you're coming from at a pinch - it has that alienating, removed quality that reminds me of Spiderland, actually, but it's not hostile

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah actually spiderland is a pretty solid comparison for the guitar work in a lot of ways, although women draw from loads of cool guitar work on a bunch of cool guitar albums. that's definitely one of them though. i also disagree with your assertion that women weren't hostile, and that slint were. spiderland is more isolated and paranoid than hostile, it almost feels like you're being invited into spiderland's fucked up sense of space, whereas i think this record is far less inviting. part of the reason public strain rewards repeated listening is because they tried so hard to keep the listener at arms length i think. it's like you have to work hard to get inside of their sound. tl;dr no one cares etc.

Album Rating: 5.0

OH sorry i meant that i think This Heat is hostile, definitely agree that Spiderland isn't. I know exactly what you mean actually - i mean there are some tracks that instantly click (can't you see a.k.a the calm before the storm, heat distraction, penal colony etc) but don't reveal their deeply-buried depths until later so yeah i think we can all agree spectacular album

Album Rating: 5.0

in that case i agree with you. idk if y'all have listened to the bbc radio session this band did but if not, you should. the recordings are pretty fucking cool, makes me feel bad that i'll never see them perform. idk why i don't go back to them more often.

Album Rating: 5.0

*cbc session

Album Rating: 5.0

oh thanks man, i'll check it out forthwith



what's the viet cong cassette like??

Album Rating: 5.0

i don't have much to say about the viet cong tour cassette, it's more straightforward post-punk and i didn't find it too memorable, but people whose taste i trust regard it highly. definitely give it a listen. this new shit from them on the other hand is practically women-incredible:



https://soundcloud.com/viet-cong/bunker-buster-mix2

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah theres some sick performance footage of these guys out there

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah there is. very stoked for new viet cong to come out

Album Rating: 5.0

bunker buster is soty so far

Album Rating: 5.0

could be