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Neon Hunk - "Smarmymob"
(Load Records)

These kids are fucking cool as ripe cucumber slithering between your mom's legs. Their split cd-r with UsaIsAMonster is out of control. Perfect fucked up synth pop, something that Oscar the Grouch would throw one while he's masturbating into old Chinese food. Very alien yet familiar. With this release the Milwaukee duo redefines their sound with less pop and more rock. The songs still clock in at minute or so. And the keyboards have been pushed up and the drums down coupled with less "singing" and more technical prowess. Totally engulfing and way too much for a single listen, repeated listens uncover the world of neon hunk. Spasm, tumble, punchÖ then repeat. Evoking the charm of the commercial album by the Residents, but with fiery tempo of such freak wavers as Melt Banana and the Ruins, maybe even an unconventional Screamers/Devo comboÖ but this group is better left to the imagination. They played Davis this last summer and I was so gone and they took me there. Great addition to the load family and a must have for fans of the freaky-deaky keyboard fusion shit.

-- Loren Shimanek

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