The Traps: Boom Pow Awesome Wow (Castle Face, 2014)

February 1, 2014 at 5:21 pm | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

The Traps: Boom Pow Awesome Wow

First official release of a Providence garage rock band from 10 years ago. This definitely follows the Gories’ idea of garage rock being extremely primitive, stripped down, loud, and distorted. Very muddy and congested sounding, and of course the vocals are near impossible to discern. Most songs are around 2 or 3 minutes, but “Get Up” stretches past 6 minutes. Gets a bit bluesy at times, “Missed The Mark” approximates slide guitar, but it’s hard to tell if that’s actually what’s being played. “Illinois” is a fast stomper, and “Get Up” is a long low-down blues jam with more slide-like guitar. “Busalo” is a short, very noisy bashy jam with just a hint of the riff from “Paranoid” buried in there somewhere. “I Can’t Handle That” starts with a tiny bit of studio chatter, then has somewhat clearer vocals than the preceding songs. “How Long?” has a little more of the bluesy slide sound, and more constantly pounding, bashing drums, and vocals that sound more manic and rabid than before. “Beer Pinata” is one last bash, sounding as drunk and destructively playful as its title.

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