Labels: Rocket Racer
Review by: Andy Malcolm
I arrived today. I was lambasted on a message board by our “long-term reader” (they have my sympathies) for being into emo rock, and then one day suddenly deciding it sucked. That’s not strictly true, but hey. Anyways, I think that person has a point to some extent, and it’s helped me see that I should probably just shut up about the music I don’t like. The music is not what’s changed, it’s me. So please, please, please if I ever write again about how much I don’t like so and so or how the style is boring, feel free to chuck darts at me in the street. I hope to adhere to this, it’s gonna be tough, but I can do it (I did it once before when I was criticizing a band for using emo cliches in their songs, the person who wrote those words later got in touch and explained *exactly* how personal the stuff was, which kind of made the point pretty damn straight).
So, Tristeza. With ex and current members of … some bands, it’s not important. It took me 3 goes before I managed to make it through the whole of the song here, but that’s not it’s fault. I was interupted by having to go out, and later having to eat. So now I can settle down and appreciate it more fully. And what I have to say is: “I hope I get their album very very soon”. Exactly as the man Baker did in his review of Tristeza’s album, I’d draw a comparison with the likes of Christie Front Drive, American Football and Mogwai. Yes, it is as good as that suggests. This is totally beautiful stuff. Instrumental emo / indie that just flows a long and makes you sigh. They get the twinkle on to great effect, and the subtle bass gently pushes everything towards the bleepy conclusion. The worst thing an instrumental can do is sound like it needs words. Not the case here. Chill to this song.
The b-side, “rms2000” is a remix of a track from the album I haven’t heard. It is remixed by somebody named Rafter. It’s got a bit of drum’n’bass or something going on, I’m not sure. Quite messy and wierd.
Nadia is jealous.