Sofy Major : "Total Dump"

This is not our first rodeo with this noise rock trio out of France. They have a bigger guitar sound this time around that feels more like the Melvins. Less angular and obtuse, this time there is more emphasis on melody. There is a more hammering punk like attack to "Giant Crush Crash " that is not as appealing as the opener until they begin to ease the brakes on it. "Cream It" finds the back to paying more attention to melodic atmosphere surrounding the dense pulse of the bass. "Strike " has just as dense of a rumble as the other songs, it does not seem that they spent as much time on the finer details of songwriting with it as it is more straight forward.

The bass plays a hug role in most of the songs so far. They have a great bass tone . They are also pretty on point when it comes to the sonic nature of the attack they lash out with. Things more more mathy for "the Jerk" . The burly bass tone just adds to the controlled chaos here. Some of the melodic elements to "Shiny Happy Asshole' remind me a little of Jane's Addiction. "Franky Butthole" has even more melodic elements than the previous song. The songwriting also comes across as more precise. While you could never accuse this band of being graceful, there is a more jagged tone to "Tumor-o-rama". They fall back in line with more of formula that works for them on "Kerosene Mike" that relies on the bass to lay down the ground work for the guitar to twist themselves around. There is more atmosphere to "Panamarama". It get kinda jammy towards the end.

When the bass that opens "the longest yard" builds steam, its easy to hear how these guys could a appeal to the more thinking man's metal head. The have almost a Helmet like attack here. This is one of the more muscular and aggressive songs on the album that recalls a great deal of the post-grunge metal from the 90s. I'll give this album a 8.5 and see how it sits with me. So far I like it pretty well an it's worth checking out if you want something that is like noise rock , but heavier. This album is being released on Corpse Flower Records.