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
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