THE EX-GIRLFRIENDS CLUB – “Boo Hoo Hoo”

(Bolt! Bolt! Bolt! Music)
2012. CD
garage rock/garage punk/glam
USA
Autor: Branimir Lokner

Iz Portlanda dolazi sastav naziva The Ex-Girlfriends Club, i kako glasine potvrđuju trebali bi biti sledeća “senzacija” kada se govori o tendencijama unutar garage rock/garage punk pravca. Momci iz Oregona, koji za sebe kažu da sviraju i žive kao “braća”, muzički su duboko u 70-im godinama, što u krajnjoj liniji i ne kriju. Zvuče i izgledaju kao da su došli iz pomenute ere, a muzički (ne samo vizuelno) podsećaju na Stoogese, New York Dollse ili Sonicse. Na njihovom albumu se našlo devet songova, koje psihološki i produkcijski takođe asociraju na vreme kada su svoju karijeru kreirali pomenuti heroji, ali taj naoko manjak originalnosti, ne umanjuje ubedljivost i posvećenost koju dok muzicira reflektuje ovaj američki sastav. Sigurno da vizuelni element predstavlja važan segment njihove priče, i neodvojiv je uz generalni koncept, a takođe svoju ubedljiviju dimenziju “nudi” u koncertnoj formi, odnosno kada je sastav na bini. Sam album sadrži ujednačen materijal, i ako ste pristalice 70′s garage filma, nema razloga da vas sastav iz Oregona ne zadovolji.

Ocena: 7, 5 / 10

www.theexgirlfriendsclub.com

Out of Portland, Oregon comes a new “sensation”, if we speak about garage rock/garage punk tendencies. They are quartet and musically band whose interesting spheres leads to older variants, preciselly to late 70′s era. They are pretty convinceble in its attitudes, as same as in performing capabilities, and fans of Stooges, New York Dolls, Sonics legacies, can find many similiar views in music of Portland fellows. Yes, The Ex-Girlfriends Club looks and sound as a act from the 70′s, and all of 9 of present songs from its album, confirms mentioned opinion. In the other hand, Oregon quartet are consist of certain players and they teamed up pretty serious, and strongest as hell. I suppose that visual part is also important detail, with realistical presentation on stage and concert forms. “Boo Hoo Hoo” are consists of equalizing materials, done in mentioned 70′s manner, but with clear message and certain playings.