Cloakroom. Good name for a band. Last Leg of the Table. Good name for an album. Good minimal cover. In the tradition of Factory Records perhaps or Magazine's The Correct Use of Soap. And it's a very good record too. One that uses the excellent term 'stoner emo' to decribe a sound that slips across genres at will. A very good start to March on It Starts after a brief cul de sac flirtation with The Stylistics and memories of my distant youth yesrerday morning.
This is by turns introvered then quietly explosive. The vocals are muffled. The guitars are distorted. It's a pot coming to the boil. Simmering. Sometimes the ones that stare at their trainers are the ones to watch. Cloakroom come from Michigan City Indiana and make it sound like somewhere you need to go. This was recorded at Steve Albini's Electrical Studios in Chicago. Put your coat in the cloakroom. Take a seat in the living room and take a listen to this. It burns with a quiet melodic, intensity.
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