Want more reverb-soaked dark garage rock in your life? Of course you do! With that in mind, consider checking out 6 Songs By Sex Church, by Vancouver band Sex Church (durrrrr). Half anhedonistic plodders, half cynically upbeat rockers, these 6 songs (durrrrrrrr) mine much of the same turf as other like-minded groups like Blank Dogs and Crocodiles, but without sounding like faceless imitators. In addition to the expected Joy Division and Jesus and Mary Chain influence, "The Floor" sounds like The Velvet Underground, at least until the song builds into a surging crescendo. "Not Anymore" sounds partially like evil surf rock and a little like dark shoegaze a la A Place To Bury Strangers. Another highlight, "Ghost", reminds me of the pop-fury of Jay Reatard, while the brief and shiny guitar coda sounds like Red Rhodes psychedelic slide guitar work or Abe Vigoda's tropical punk. I love bands that combine catchiness with seething anger, and Sex Church are another great band in that vein. Short, miserable and to the point.
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