AllMusic Review by Nitsuh Abebe
Grand Rapids
digs back into the history of mostly British rock and finds a sound
that didn't really exist, but could have. The album combines slanted
guitar jangle, wanly melodic vocals, and song structures that vary
between anthemically pretty and compellingly rocking, striking a perfect
balance between the early end of art-rock and the tail end of
post-punk. It's an entirely appealing sound for anyone who's enjoyed
these genres -- tracks like "Last Summer" mirror the earlier and more
punk-based recordings from Lush,
but with more of a low-fi, buzzy, straight-ahead post-punk feel. Most
amazing is the fact that despite the familiarity of all these elements, Grand Rapids
remains fairly hard to pin down in terms of style -- it's simply an
interesting recontextualization of all these sounds, and a great listen
as well.
Tracklist
| 1 | Action | |
| 2 | Lost Summer | |
| 3 | Horse | |
| 4 | 6/4 | |
| 5 | Headache | |
| 6 | Driving Song | |
| 7 | Infinity | |
| 8 | A Frgment | |
| 9 | It's Late | |
| 10 | Empty Space |
