Jessamine - Houdini 7"
(Barsuk)
This is the lowest score I have ever given anything and is based more on my
expectations of a band that I have truly loved than the actual quality
of the music. With that said, I am
extremely disappointed by this last piece of a great band's recorded output.
Jessamine has meant so much to me because of the way they melded the sounds of
space rock with excellent songcrafting. This expression of a pop sensibility
led me to form a band with a similar outlook on the relation between pop and
drone.
On this release, Jessamine try to negate all that I hold dear. There are no
pop structures and no hints of Dawn Smithson's wonderful vocals. The drums
never take off and the bass only stutters and punctuates.
It literally sounds as if the band is making fun of what I loved about them.
I think I'll go home and cry.
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