Beep Beep
Business Casual
Saddle Creek
2004
Rating: 7 korg keyboards out of 10
It’s pretty obvious to all out there the 80’s revival that has been sweeping music the last few years has some staying power…but for all the crap bands that have come from the rehashing (way too many to mention), a decent group slinks out amongst the rubble. It is at this point that I present to you Beep Beep, a fine purveyor of dance rock coming straight out of the Midwest (Omaha, NE to be exact). Featuring one of the members of The Faint,you're going to want to compare the two groups, even if they aren't really similar. If you think more along the lines of spazzier outfits like The Seconds, The Ex-Models, Whirlwind Heat, or Dance Disaster Movement, you’ll have a much better idea of what’s in store. Additionally, there’s a heavier Fugazi-like bent that runs through many of their songs and the vocals on occasion sound like a weird amalgam of Craig Wedren (Shudder to Think) and Ian Svenonius (Nation of Ulysses), thereby making the Dischord triumvirate comparison complete. Definitely an auspicious debut and a good listen, proving yet again that a rehash isn’t necessarily a bad thing when it’s done well.
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