Album Rating: 4.5

"this review is nicely written, but the first two paras' genre mapping feels very wonky to me. Bambara (this album less so) have always been far more in the tradition of barnburning 80s post punk rippers than the new wave of jank you've listed them alongside -- if anything, they're a model for how inspired storytelling and a confident take on an established sound trumps tryhard innovation. early Nick Cave comparisons would sit more naturally than any of the artists you have them listed beside, and the idea that Interpol (who, bless them, ripped off the ogs harder than anyone back in the day) are a classic yesteryear act is hilarious to me"



Those bands are merely "genre staples," and I enlisted them to say that lots of modern bands within the genre try to rip them off, while Bambara managed to separate itself from most of the aforementioned tropes. I'm not comparing Bambara to those classic bands, maybe it didn't come across as properly as it should've. Also, regarding the more modern bands I mentioned, they are just examples of good, modern post punk, not a lot more to that.

Album Rating: 4.5

Stoked they're finally coming to my city this fall, curious to see how some of these songs translate live

Album Rating: 4.5

Would love to catch them live at some point, but I don't think they'll be coming down to Mexico anytime soon, so let me know how it goes!

this is growing on me, am pleased to say
"Those bands are merely "genre staples,"
yes, but you framed this as innovation vs. homage and conveniently glossed over how bambara (to both their credit and their influences') are operating within a very well-chartered pocket of the genre