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SINGER @ THE SMELL

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

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Singer isn’t easy on expectations, described best as a blending of spastic, freebase jazz with a hint of Three Mile Pilot.  The band is full of the best Windy City noisemakers, including bassist Robert Lowe of 90 Day Men and guitarist Todd Rittman and drummer Adam Vida both of U.S. Maple.  Rittman’s delicate guitar started soft but turned into a trainwreck set to feedback (looped over and over again). Lowe’s wandering bass lines only came to a stop when he’d harmonize with his band mates like a barber-shop quartet, as all the members temporarily ended their ear-splitting jams and sustained a beautiful, calming accord. The tranquility was fleeting, though, as Vida quickly chimed in with his fast, furious drumming, driving the band back into a noise jam that once again abruptly stopped as Rittman mumbled a few inaudible words to the mic. Very avant-garde.

— Carlos Villarreal

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