2000 saw the rebirth of rock in roll in the indie scene by using the "everything old is new again". And while post-punk and post-rock have got plenty of indie bands with an all new college radio sound (to put in in perspective remember there was a time when Collective Soul was considered college radio rock), no genera has had more loved shown to it then classic bluesy, rock n' roll. Lead by The White Stripes, everyone and there mother seems to be trying for the "stripped-down, raw effect" in music. The more low-fi the sound the better. The trouble with this is, that like many musical trends before, great artists are always followed by a wave of inferior acts, who at best are at least being honest (if terrible) and at worst are looking for a record deal and it shows. Vain, insecure musicians looking for public acclaim as the "next not-big thing" in indie music? Who knew?
But that's where Bass Drum Of Death come in. I'll be honest, I was original purely into them because of their awesome band name. But I learned that they were 1) a two-piece and 2) Their first LP, GB City , was recorded by only one of them in a basement with cheap recording equipment onto a a flash drive. There's a joke in there somewhere. Oh yeah and they sound AMAZING.
Sounds Like: Bass Drum Of Death bring the noise. Oh mother do they bring it. These two guys jam like there's no tomorrow and are defiintly channeling the White Stripes at some points. But while Jack White was in love with Mississippi River Delta Blues, Bass Drum Of Death (products of their generation) channel the sounds of an angry grunge fulled orgy. Think Sonic Youth meets Nirvana with some wall pounding garage rock thrown in. Bass Drum Of Death sound like a garage band should sound; young, rude, and loud.
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