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Artist |
Owls |
| Title |
Owls |
| Label |
Jade Tree |
| Reviewer |
Richard Proplesch |
| Rating |
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Defiantly twisted and boldly obscure isn't how I'd like
to spend the rest of my life (given the selection). But
I haven't been performing with Cap'n Jazz or Joan of Arc
for the last few years, either. Like the delicate-but-
ragged chemistry of both those bands, Owls embrace
neither song structure or lyrical perception of any
known musical bond, instead breaking down some long held
conceptions about the "rock thing" along the way. After
all, who says you can't combine Capt. Beefheart, Braid
and Beat Happening? But just when you believe the band
has locked into a compelling groove (like the calculus
funk of "I Want The Quiet Moments of a Party Girl") or
have agreed upon a clandestine riff (like the slippery
changes of "Everyone Is My Friend"), they're jettisoned
for some theme while the song fades to conclusion. The
first instinct, of course, is to approach Owls at a safe
distance, like some of their fellow avant Chicago
brethren (a bill with Isotope 217 or Rex wouldn’t be
unlikely). But their guileless, acoustic-leaning tuneage
is so novel and intriguing, that the curiosity quotient
surpasses any other sound.
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Robert R. Lewis
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