OAKS - The Sun Is Too Brilliant LP Blackened Canyons / Tigon / Foreign

Canyons / Tigon / Foreign Theaters - Can't Have Nothin' Nice Missouri's Canyons

While the band's heart still lies in the sneering brat punk of the Sex Pistols or X-Ray Spex--heard here on thrilling two-minute slices of attitude like "Capri Pants" and "Statement of Vindication"--the band also gives a go at airy alt rock (bassist Kathi Wilcox's jangly "False Start")

The searing ambient drone piece “Irreal / Erosion” is a mind-meld employing the just intonation experiments of Chase’s solo Drums and Drones CD (Pogus

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OAKS - The Sun Is Too Brilliant LP Blackened Canyons / Tigon / ForeignMath Rock Emo from Bari, Italy. for fans of: Jealousy Mountain Duo, Cap'n Jazz, Storm & Stress, Piglet