Stream: Electric Children “Judgment Day”
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(from the We Are… EP available now from Electric Children)
Electric Children are a band from the Los Angeles area that—prior to hearing this EP—I had never heard of. Upon first spin, I was surprised to hear that this was not a band of Hendrix- or Bolan-obsessed youths but rather another band trying to bridge the gap between ‘60s psychedelia and ‘90s shoegaze—a gap bridged much too often in Los Angeles in the past ten years. Despite great musicianship and production, each of the songs on this four-track EP feels like a carbon copy of groups like the Raveonettes, Spiritualized or the Warlocks—bands who brought this combination of genres into the mainstream in the early 2000s. The band features dueling male and female vocals very reminiscent of the Raveonettes. In the first song, “Scene of the Crime,” the vocals seem to consist only of repeating the title of the song over and over in as shrill a voice as possible and—despite a catchy guitar riff and some distorted leads—the song becomes quite monotonous. The third track, “Judgment Day,” starts with a Davie Allan & and the Arrows-esque guitar intro that’s cut a bit short as the song jumps into the most overtly Raveonettes inspired track. While it’s arguable whether the band is truly trying to emulate the Raveonettes or if they just sounded similar out of coincidence, it’s clear that they have many of the same influences as the aforementioned band—Jesus and Mary Chain, Spacemen 3, Velvet Underground—and have came up with very close to the same result.
—Daniel Clodfelter
1 the opinionator // Aug 25, 2009 at 6:07 pm
woah you guys got pummeled on this review. after hearing the musci..its well deserved. weak stuff man…real weak
2 hell bomb // Aug 26, 2009 at 9:21 am
the hell hammer has fallen
3 John // Aug 27, 2009 at 11:02 pm
i saw the talentless Blue Jungle open for this band and electric children blew them away… and i could’ve sworn white noise released a blue jungle record????????
4 dm fk pss // Aug 28, 2009 at 3:10 am
daniel clodfelter… ha you’re name is CLODFELTER you suck!
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5 rennie // Aug 28, 2009 at 3:15 am
If my name was Clodfelter I’d want to randomly rip some people new assholes too.
RR
6 Moshe // Aug 28, 2009 at 3:16 am
That’s some damn bad luck you had with your name, Clodfeeler, sorry about that.
7 hell bomb // Aug 28, 2009 at 10:54 am
Looks like somebody doesn’t like their review and its not actually a bad review.
8 errrrr // Aug 28, 2009 at 12:12 pm
This is actually a really good and honest review.
If you dont think this band sounds exactly like The Raveonettes, then… welll…
youre fucken crazy.
Also, yeah-
Blue Jungle …
if that band wouldnt run L’Keg,
they’d be nothing.
Style over substance wears out quick.
Clodfelter’s actually a cool name…
quit hating 2nd graders:::
9 RamblinEddie // Aug 28, 2009 at 6:23 pm
can’t we all just get along? it’s just a review… we love the stooges and the wipers …. never heard of the raveonettes….. don’t own any jesus and mary chain or warlocks albums…….. we’re currently working on 3 albums … i’m sure Daniel will like the next one
10 TB // Aug 29, 2009 at 4:59 pm
these guys sound nothing like the raveonettes dorks i would say more like the pixies. i agree with Daniel kind of 60′s .
11 hell bomb // Aug 29, 2009 at 7:25 pm
” Who’s ass is it and why is it farting?”
12 alison // Aug 31, 2009 at 9:49 am
its so obvious that the band electric children cant take a bad review and are now immaturely lashing out at the writers last name?? bands should never comment about their reviews, it makes you look like huge wussies.
13 Jennifer // Aug 31, 2009 at 5:14 pm
alison is obviously one of the imposters making fun of Daniel’s last name. It’s pretty obvious it’s not the band posting.
14 Dan Collins // Sep 1, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I happen to know the real Daniel, and his clods are of the finest velvety soil, much like felt. Any who disparage him do so as cretins and shall receive a beat-down by yours truly.
I’m not very strong or physically adept. But I’ll slip a Xanax into your drink or something, then pound your head into the ground with my fists, all the while shouting “THIS ONE’S FOR CLODFELTER!!!”
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