Major Arcana
Carpark
2013
Rating: 7 bubble lights out of 10
I scanned another review of this Speedy Ortiz album and it said something about this being a throwback to the nineties, and then a friend mentioned one of my all-time favorite bands Polvo in comparison, so I had to check out this record ASAP. The verdict? It sounds pretty much just like Helium, so both comparisons were on point. For those who don't remember, Helium was another band that Ash, the guitarist of Polvo, was a member of. Sadie Dupuis' voice might be a little higher on the scale than Helium's Mary Timony, but outside of that I'm not seeing a ton of differences. Don't read that as an insult though - Helium was a rad band, their music is coming up on twenty years old, and I'm guessing most young folks have no idea who they were..so now the kids get their own new version of Helium. Now lets wait and see if a new modern Sleater Kinney or Liz Phair pops up...
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