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If Frank Black fronted Mogwai, it might sound something not unlike McCarthy, and therein lies the problem -- if those two acts were getting married, you'd have to speak up and stop the wedding. Favoring a lugubrious sound that spans the poles between fragile, hypnotic drone rock and crashing, oceanic noise, Helms does little new within the hard/soft dynamic already staked out by dozens of other bands of varying quality; frontman Sean McCarthy recites the lyrics in a droll, half-spoken voice evoking the Pixies, which is probably just a Massachusetts thing, but off-putting nevertheless. And yes, Helms and McCarthy are the surnames of the bandmembers, but they're also the surnames of two of the most evil archconservatives of the 20th century -- talk about making a negative first impression. Cool cover design, though. ~ Jason Ankeny
On McCarthy, Helms makes music married to the sensate world. Their songs are testaments to the act of being and the life cycle. It's all in the dynamics, as gentle waves of guitar sound intimating the quietness of birth give way to super squalls of notes and energy, much like life's buffeting winds. Then there are the retrenchments back into silence, and not just at song's end. This is not so much like death as a gathering of strength before the next go-round.The words as sung/spoken by guitarist Sean McCarthy (who with drumming brother Dan McCarthy shares the title of this disc, while the band name's source is bassist Tina McCarthy, whose maiden name is Helms) are mostly concerned with seemingly simple insensate objects which, when acknowledged via lyrical focus, gain totemic power. Their own instruments are self-reflexively appointed to such status in the lyrics (see "It Takes Skin To Win"), as are the homely household objects found and itemized in a dresser drawer (see "Cornish, New Hampshire"). It is Helms's art to place such articles in a firmament of meaning. In Helms's universe even elemental experience, expressed with the shout of "I've got!," becomes an essential act of becoming. Meanwhile the trinity of guitar, bass and drums restlessly search for novel ways to punctuate, embellish, and link the micro-imagery to forces far more sublime.Some have compared Helms to other practitioners of the Chicago School of Post-Slint Rock. With McCarthy, their second album, they take their place at the head of the class--not that such an unassuming band would ever feel comfortable there.
Audio Mixer: Andy Hong.
Recording information: Analog Divide, Allston, MA (06/2002-08/2002); Andy Hong's Living Room (06/2002-08/2002).
Illustrator: Dan McCarthy.
Photographers: Ian Forsyth; Jonathan Martin; Susanna Waiche; Helms.
Helms: Sean McCarthy (vocals, guitar); Tina Helms (bass); Dan McCarthy (drums).
Personnel: Tina Helms (bass guitar); Dan McCarthy (drums).
Helms Mccarthy Songs | 1. | Hypochondriac's Last Words, The |
| 2. | It Takes Skin to Win |
| 3. | At Night the Ringing Filled Their Rooms Like the Bells of Distant ... |
| 4. | Skills You Need to Succeed in the 20th Century, The |
| 5. | Nothing Can Keep Us from Stopping (Reprise) - (Reprise) |
| 6. | Ten Thousand Things, The |
| 7. | Three |
| 8. | Nothing Can Keep Us from Stopping |
| 9. | Horace: Age 19; Powers-None |
| 10. | "Robots Are Great, But Are We Ready for Them to Dance on Their Own?" |
| 11. | Cornish, New Hampshire |
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