Artist: Slack
Album: Bates Stamper CS
Release: 1991
Label: Simple Machines
Tracklist:
1. Bates Stamp
2. Word Traffic
3. Shrunken Head
4. Glass Man
5. Basket Case
First off, thanks to Jimmy Buttons for ripping this little gem, as it didn't seem to be in digital existence until the benevolent one put it on his blog. I first heard Slack on the Simple Machines D.C.-Baltimore-Richmond comp Neapolitan Metropolitan 3x7", which had their song "Word Traffic" on the D.C. 7". Unsurprisingly, the D.C. 7" slays the rest (featuring Lilys, Whorl, and Dave Grohl's project Late), but that's neither here no there. I had never heard of them before, but instantly recognized Tsunami and Simple Machines leader Jenny Toomey's voice and the song stood out as a clear highlight amongst most everyone else.
Featuring members of the aforementioned Tsunami, the Hated, and Ida, Slack's sound is definitely of the early 90s D.C. indie school. Actually, it kind of sounds like Tsunami meets adult contemporary rock. I know that sounds terrible, but it's actually pretty good. Actually, it's great! The band only released this tape, Bates Stamper, as part of the Tool Cassette Series that Simple Machines was doing. The title track and "Word Traffic" are my two favorite songs on the tape, both exemplifying the band's affinity for great, untamed boy-girl vocals and great guitar interplay between the shredders.
So, for all you indie pop nerds out there, here are five more gems for you to unearth. For the rest of you with more "discerning tastes," EVASIVE MANEUVER.
http://www.mediafire.com/?n1yrflncml5
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