Fall
(Domino)
If your Fall scorecard isn't up to date, here's some help. Right now, they're up to 28 studio albums and the graveyard of previous members numbers about 50, with the only constant of course being sometimes-lovable curmudgeon Mark Edward Smith. The latest release is titled Your Future Our Clutter (Domino).
For a while now, Markie's had a good formula in place for Fall albums. Start out with some stomping good rockers and sprinkle a few throughout later on (the grimy mix and nagging rhythms of "O.F.Y.C. Showcase" and the Diddley-beats of "Bury Pts. 1 +3"), all of which will nicely fill out virtual mixtapes.
Then there's the slack stuff (the sloppy disco of "Mexico Wax Solvent" and the droning grooves of "Chino"). And there's always the WTF, experimental track: "Weather Report 2" which starts out reflective and lyrical before breaking down into bass hum & glitchy electronics.
In short, another solid effort from a reliable post-punk institution! One consumer note worth mentioning: the vinyl edition (a double LP) contains two extra tracks not on the 9-song CD: "986 Generator" and "Get A Summer Song Goin'".
Standout Tracks: "Bury Pts. 1 +3," "Funnel of Love" JASON GROSS
