50 Foot Wave
50 Foot Wave
(Throwing Music)
First Appeared in The Music Box, September 2004, Volume 11, #9
Written by John Metzger
In 2003, after a seven-year hiatus, Throwing Muses regrouped briefly in order
to cap its career with a second self-titled set. In essence, the ensemble
departed with a volatile, high-energy collection of material that seemed to
indicate a new approach for Kristin Hersh, one that she further extends within
the confines of her latest project 50 Foot Wave. Formed with drummer Rob Ahlers
and former Muses’ bass player Bernard Georges, the trio has chosen to take the
unusual path of self-releasing a series of EPs rather than a single, full-length
effort, and each will be separated by a heavy touring schedule. The first salvo
is an eponymous six-song cacophony of brash, angry rock that boils its bashed
and bruised emotions in a punishing stew of screaming, distorted guitars, and
thunderously driving rhythms. Granted, there isn’t much variation among the
songs, so one is likely to either love or hate the effort as a whole, but the
group’s pithy punk-rock debut is, nonetheless, delightful in its own ferocious
way.
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Ratings
1 Star: Pitiful
2 Stars: Listenable
3 Stars: Respectable
4 Stars: Excellent
5 Stars: Can't Live Without It!!
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