Bad Heart Bull
No Mass
2004
Rating: 7 important assholes out of 10
Even though I dislike the term “stoner rock” as much as most of the bands that get classified in that genre, I’m not smart enough to think of a better group with which to lump U.S. Christmas. This album, their second full length, is quite a leap from their first in both the songwriting and recording departments. The mix sounds much cleaner this time around, and you can really hear all the little nuances that have been muddled somewhat in the past. Texturally, you have to love a band that has a guy playing theremin nearly full time. If you can imagine the Neil Young soundtrack for Jim Jarmusch’s “Dead Man”, a little bit of Hawkwind, some racket that sounds like it belongs in a 1950’s sci-fi movie, and a smidge of southern rock, you have the general idea here.
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