Thursday, July 4, 2019

Song(s) of the Day # 1,991 Horse Jumper of Love


Boston's Horse Jumper of Love locate the soft spot between Nirvana and Sebadoh on their second album, So Divine, just out. Appropriate really, as like these two, they're a three piece band, and as Robert Forster so rightly surmised the trio, when they get it right 'can be the purest form of rock n roll expression'. 


Horse Jumper of Love 'get it right' on a regular basis on So Divine. They use various explorations of Pixies and Nirvana's fast / slow gambit to set up advantageous positions for themselves on the chessboard of Retro Alt.

 

That's not to imply that they're formulaic, because this is a neat record and they're a cool, inventive band. Here are four strong arguments in support of  the case for the defence.



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