12 OMEROS by Sharpie Crows
Building on last years compilation Nostalgia Kills, 12 Omeros is ten tracks of the finest industrial tropicana from Auckland four-piece, Sharpie Crows.
The four-piece's debut full-length album, featuring ten tracks and cover art by Alex Brown (Street Chant), 12 Omeros is the diary of a fevered dream. It contains a love song, a manifesto, memories of past lives, all tinted with the ecstatic nihilism of the seriously ill. The music recorded by the band (Sam Bradford, Casey Latimer, Jackson Hobbs + Steven Huf) veers between the velvet unease of lush brass and synthesiser to the improvised fury of a sarcastic punk band destroying a garage. Sharpie Crows are the house band of your troubled conscience, and this is their masterpiece.
Tracklist
| 1. | (You've Got Your) Face On Straight | 4:28 |
| 2. | Maypole | 5:28 |
| 3. | Thank You Ladies For The Spread | 3:58 |
| 4. | Roasting A Swan | 3:44 |
| 5. | Bully 4 U | 3:32 |
| 6. | Sandstorm | 4:06 |
| 7. | Night Caller | 5:09 |
| 8. | Ethiopian Mass | 4:31 |
| 9. | Piccolo Pete | 4:50 |
| 10. | House In The Forest | 5:20 |
Credits
Samuel Bradford, Casey Latimer, Steven Huf, Jackson Hobbs
Thanks to Mathew Davis' corporate muscle.
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SHARPIE CROWS
......continued to evolve from autistic surf-punk to a subtler and more refined direction, but they have maintained a dedication to rhythm, space, intensity and a poignant and somewhat spiteful social commentary. Sharpie Crows take everything seriously, except themselves.