This Saturday July 26th. Free CD with entry.
Knitting Factory NYC! See ya there!!!!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Pure Hearing CD Release Party
This Saturday July 26th. Free CD with entry.
Knitting Factory NYC! See ya there!!!!
Monday, July 21, 2008
New Review - Snobs Music
I'm usually very skeptical when bands are advertised as sounding like "Husker Du" or "Sonic Youth", because they so very rarely actually do. Thankfully for all of us that's not the case for New York power pop trio Career Club and their album Pure Hearing.
The band has a driving buzzsaw guitar attack that really does harken you back to Minneapolis circa 1984. Add to that a pop sensibility and hooks worthy of Grant Hart and the comparisons to Husker Du are dead on.
The songs tend to be high octane affairs, with catchy choruses that are gauranteed to get stuck in your head. That is, until the next one comes along and dislodges it.
It's hard to narrow down the standout tracks, but "Jenny's On the Stereo", "Hold A Candle", and "The Girl's Not Ready" are particularly memorable. On the downside, and it's a very minor downside, the guitar intro to "Down In Arms" sounds a little too close to Mission Of Burma's "Fake Blood" for comfort. Pure Hearing is a solid record from top to bottom with absolutely no filler. This album seems destined to be on a lot of yehttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifar end best of lists. If you like your rock fast and catchy, Career Club's Pure Hearing is definitely for you.
- SnobsMusic.com
The band has a driving buzzsaw guitar attack that really does harken you back to Minneapolis circa 1984. Add to that a pop sensibility and hooks worthy of Grant Hart and the comparisons to Husker Du are dead on.
The songs tend to be high octane affairs, with catchy choruses that are gauranteed to get stuck in your head. That is, until the next one comes along and dislodges it.
It's hard to narrow down the standout tracks, but "Jenny's On the Stereo", "Hold A Candle", and "The Girl's Not Ready" are particularly memorable. On the downside, and it's a very minor downside, the guitar intro to "Down In Arms" sounds a little too close to Mission Of Burma's "Fake Blood" for comfort. Pure Hearing is a solid record from top to bottom with absolutely no filler. This album seems destined to be on a lot of yehttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifar end best of lists. If you like your rock fast and catchy, Career Club's Pure Hearing is definitely for you.
- SnobsMusic.com
Friday, July 18, 2008
Airplay - Indie and Unsigned show Wednesday 16th July 2008 8pm UK time
More podcasters checking our Pure Hearing. Thanks guys!
Listening links and chat room links are on the RGW website www.radiogetswild.com - membership is free.
Listening links and chat room links are on the RGW website www.radiogetswild.com - membership is free.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Jersey Beat Review
CAREER CLUB - Pure Hearing
As an adamant and unapologetic dyed-in-the-wool fan of straight-up with no pretense meat and potatoes-style rock’n’roll, I naturally took an instant liking to this neatly peppy and hoppin’ album.
Among the yummy things to relish herein are the diggin’ basslines, the constant grinding guitar riffs, relentless driving drum beats, hearty vocals, and a winningly no-nonsense musical sensibility that cuts right to the stirring sonic chase with always tuneful and often exciting results. So give this honey a few spins on your CD player and prepare to get lost in the sweetly swingin’ grooves, baby. - Joe W.
www.jerseybeat.com
http://www.jerseybeat.com/world-according-to-wawrzyniak.html
As an adamant and unapologetic dyed-in-the-wool fan of straight-up with no pretense meat and potatoes-style rock’n’roll, I naturally took an instant liking to this neatly peppy and hoppin’ album.
Among the yummy things to relish herein are the diggin’ basslines, the constant grinding guitar riffs, relentless driving drum beats, hearty vocals, and a winningly no-nonsense musical sensibility that cuts right to the stirring sonic chase with always tuneful and often exciting results. So give this honey a few spins on your CD player and prepare to get lost in the sweetly swingin’ grooves, baby. - Joe W.
www.jerseybeat.com
http://www.jerseybeat.com/world-according-to-wawrzyniak.html
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
More press.... from the UK!
We had a great review from a UK zine called The Dreaded Paper
Check it out...
If, like me, you’ve got a soft spot for the scuzzy grungy rock of the early nineties, you could do far worse than check out New York’s Career Club.
Career Club seem to have shaken off the aloof boredom of The Strokes and their ilk and captured the simple energetic vibe of bands like Hüsker Dü and Sebadoh - which is just fine in my book. It’s a classic sound, but contemporary at the same time; raucous but full of good melodic hooks.
Go give ‘em a listen at their (refreshingly bullshit-free and easy on the eye) MySpace page, or have a poke around on the Career Club website. Looks like they’re too small to be touring over here in the UK yet, but who knows - that might change pretty soon, especially if trends go the way I think they’re going right now.
Check it out...
If, like me, you’ve got a soft spot for the scuzzy grungy rock of the early nineties, you could do far worse than check out New York’s Career Club.
Career Club seem to have shaken off the aloof boredom of The Strokes and their ilk and captured the simple energetic vibe of bands like Hüsker Dü and Sebadoh - which is just fine in my book. It’s a classic sound, but contemporary at the same time; raucous but full of good melodic hooks.
Go give ‘em a listen at their (refreshingly bullshit-free and easy on the eye) MySpace page, or have a poke around on the Career Club website. Looks like they’re too small to be touring over here in the UK yet, but who knows - that might change pretty soon, especially if trends go the way I think they’re going right now.
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