I love the Pixies, and I love Sonic Youth. But do you get this, that you harbor a certain brand of disdain for bands who cite them as influences? Maybe it's a subconscious effort to protect the original band by preventing focus to wander elsewhere. But more commonly, it's usually just because these "influenced" bands sound insipid and flat, no matter how loud they are. Although this tends to be a foolproof theory, something clicked for me with Blood on the Wall.
This band is like the quintessential opening band, banging the shit out of anything that's around just to prove that that, though probably not as talented as the headliner, at least they're more badass. OK, they make use of a tried (tired) and true idea. But that doesn't mean that I wouldn't love to see these guys live. They somehow take that idea of straight up plagiarism and make it appealing, and I give them kudos for doing so. Unfortunately they were just in Boston and I missed it, but hopefully I'll catch them next time.
Sorry Sorry Sarah (mp3)
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