Where: PERDU
Outof10: 7.4/10
This year I have
certainly been into many things, but it seems my biggest crush is for split
singles. If you care to have a look through Elusive Little Comments you will
see that I have become a huge fan of Out Of Sound Records and PERDU because of
their ability to bring me music that’s both insane and insanely excellent. Well
the latest to be released comes from PERDU with the Cartoons/Sailboats Are
White split. Cartoons are a bunch of grunge-punks from Toronto who channel the spirit of early
Nirvana to produce some weird and wonderful music, and Sailboats Are White are
a fast paced mindfuck who recently reformed after making a pretty big name for
themselves back in the last decade, so I’m pretty hyped to hear this split.
Cartoons kick off this
split with Cheetos, a random topic to
discuss but one I can appreciate. This track is full of distorted guitar riffs
and a broken drumbeat which with the terribly lo-fi production makes everything
go blurry and weird for a little while. It’s a great listen though; it’s like
if Wavves were good. Choke, Murder Dance and Not Here also display more of this jagged, gritty sound but they
too also have some sort of groove to them. Not
Here in particular is definitely the most accessible track on this split
with its bassline intro and catchy guitar riff. These guys clearly know what
they’re doing even if that’s making their music sound like they don’t, but the
songs are good and they seem pretty awesome really.
As Cartoons finish their
half I thought maybe the second half of this split would be a little quieter
but NOPE, here come Sailboats Are White with an ear-piercingly brutal feedback
intro for the warm and fuzzy As My Guitar
Gently Pukes. Just like Cartoons these guys use a lot of distortion and
speed to knock comprehension out of the park and deliver the goods in less than
2 minutes. The Burning Spear cover of Call
On You is a mirage of fuck with all kinds of sounds and noises appearing
throughout to make everything completely disorientating for a bit. Closing out
the split is hiya!, yet again the
most accessible Sailboats Are White have been on this confusing yet
exhilarating listen.
Yet again PERDU continue
to bring forth another reason why I’m glad I’ve gotten into splits this year,
and another reason why I love Canada
so much. Cartoons and Sailboats Are White have got to be two of the hardest
bands to listen to but they still remained enjoyable even if my eardrums feel
they’ve been violated hard.
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