Obits
Moody, Standard and Poor
Sub Pop
2011
Rating: 7 stock markets out of 10
Music is a strange thing. Some bands remain the same and they get old quickly, while other groups keep basically putting out the same record and it is celebrated with each and every release. Obits are of that second group. I've complained about many bands pigeon-holing themselves, never growing their sound, but that criticism has never landed on a band where Rick Froberg is leading the way. He has a style of music he is very, very good at, and I never tire hearing him perform it.
That said, I think the songs might be stronger this time around than with the first full-length batch of Obit's songs on 2009's "I Blame You". The songs feel more focused and the album a bit more cohesive. The punk-garage-with-a-tinge-of-surf aesthetic is still there in spades, the exact sound you expect to hear when this record hits the turntable. If you were expecting more (or less) you're looking in the wrong direction. This album is exactly as it should be, always was, and will be.
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