Suzi Moon
Dumb & In Luv
Pirates Press Records
Punk rocker Suzi Moonβs debut album sees the raspy, riot-grrrl singer blending the hard-hitting visceral punk sound of her first EP, Call The Shots, with the slightly more melodic sound of her Animal EP. Yet however one chooses to describe it, it still retains that savage punk edge.
Entry points include the title track, opening on rumbling drums, followed by dark, growling guitars elevating to blistering incandescent levels. Moonβs sneering vocals imbue the lyrics with fierce tones, giving the tune snarling momentum.
Whereas βCalifornia,β is vaguely reminiscent of Courtney Love and Hole, it rolls out on heaving guitars dripping with pop-punk flavors and hints of alt-rock. A guitar-enflamed breakdown shifts the harmonics and then mousses back up to brawny dynamics.
The intro to βI Go Blindβ features compact, fuzzed-out guitars highlighted by full stops and finessed, vicious percussion. Moonβs vocals infuse the lyrics with latent tenderness, demonstrating her vocal range.
A couple of tracks fall flat, such as βFamily,β which comes across as disjointed and too dependent on reverberating guitars and globular drums; and βFreedom,β an amalgam of country, folk, and punk, a combination resulting in a mawkish sound thatβs out of place on a punk album.
For the most part, the bulk of the songs throb with angst-filled, ferocious punk, displaying beaucoup de muscle and oomph.
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