Good Throb s/t cassette

One of my favorite tapes of the year - four great Britons mining Nixe territory with a meaner and more serrated edge. Lots of this reminds me of Hudiksvall’s most infamous export without the need for a shock factor. Lots of bizarre vocal patterns, some A+ grunting, confusing guitar playing, and a rhythm section that knows how to plod in all the most best ways. It sounds so English, it sounds so right. The song about working in a Tesco is a flawless representation of the idle madness that cashiering fosters, “Animal Fuck” is my second favorite chorus of 2011, and the “arrgh I’m gonna go to the British Museum” line on “Culture Vulture” out-Hygienes Hygiene. Go ahead and just infer a stereotypical slight influence of Messthetics, TVPs, Maps, Utreg Punx, et al. to get your hopes up. Highly recommended.(NG) (self-released // goodthrob-at-gmail.com)