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The A-Frames' dark, art-damaged noise-rock hearkens back to the post-punk and Goth sound of bands like Wire, Bauhaus, and Killing Joke. Erin Sullivan sings in a zombie-style sing-speak, while bassist Min Yee and drummer Lars Finberg add plodding, thunderous rhythms to Sullivan's sometimes-chunky and churning, sometimes-angular and nervous guitar. Listeners playing BLACK FOREST--the band's third full-length (and Sub Pop debut)--front to back may find it difficult to resist the temptation to don black eye make-up and pogo around like the undead.
Yet the A-Frames are more than a mere retro act. Touches of electronics, and a healthy dose of avant-dance sensibility link the A-Frames to contemporary underground bands like the Liars. Additionally, the A-Frames have a delightful (if somewhat warped) command of pop hooks. The sing-song refrain of "Death Train" (which goes "Death train going on its final ride") invites listeners to chirp along ironically, while "Memoranda" is as close as the band comes to a straight-up pop single. The clashing combination of accessibility, noisy experimentalism, and fun, familiar Goth antics makes BLACK FOREST a must for fans of dark, off-kilter rock.
Photographer: Linda Lori.
A Frames: Erin Sullivan (vocals, guitars); Min Yee (bass instrument); Lars Finberg (drums).
Personnel: Erin Sullivan (vocals, guitar); Lars Finberg (drums).
Spin (p.108) - "[P]acked with sparse, whirring, and danceable noise-rock refinements that any robot would be proud to blurt."
Magnet (p.84) - "In Erin Sullivan's clipped shards of dissonant guitar and dispassionate vocals - plus the rhythm section's thuggish, precision crunch - you hear a clear longing for the scum rock of the pre-Nirvana era....The A Frames ultimately come off as serious students of history, not fashion." Frames Black Forest Songs Black Forest Review
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