Labels: bakery outlet
Review by: Andy Malcolm
I think I added this to a recent wholesale order from No Idea as an afterthought, mostly as it was on Bakery Outlet which is a really solid label. It turned out to be a better thought than the ones that I actually think through, as We See Monsters is a corking record. It’s a mere 6 songs and 20ish minutes long, but Street Eaters have come up with a great sound here. The band is a two piece, ignoring guitar and just piling through each song in a whirlwind of bass and drums and dual male / female vocals. The best bit about the latter is when they draw out the syllables all emo-ly, like early Rainer Maria. The tracks are really stripped down and there is nothing mathy or laboured about this, just sinewy basslines and primal, Moss Icon style drumming. I bet this band is an intense joy to witness. Overall the sound lies nicely alongside such outfits as Tubers, Tiny Hawks and the G, a sort of mish mash of post punk high IQ, punk rock bludgeon and emo intensity. It’s a killer combo, and as they rumble through this record, each song has it’s own little touches that hook you in. “Eating Worms” may be the standout track, nudging along on a bed of repetition, bass and drums rolling together and the vocals tangling and seperating very nicely indeed.
Excellent record, one of my favourites of 2009 especially as it came completely out of nowhere for me.