There's one thing that Aussie bands never really get the hang of, and that is: "Angry". They may spit and shout , scream and snarl but its always a bit self conscious ..a bit tongue in cheek somehow. GPoGP are from NZ, it rains a lot there, they have real fucking EARTHQUAKES and they aren't like us, GPoGP aren't just a bit pissed off, these guys strike you as genuinely upset (bordering on postal in fact) about ..well most things probably.
The first track "A Fraud Abroad" is a really great discordant hate-noise-pop song falling somewhere between the Virgin Prunes and Mass covering Pavement... its almost pretty with its dual vocal layers and accidental hooks...the second track "Darwinning" however is a different kettle of fish from the same school of (rejected) fish....
This is Darwinning from the NSC show , thankfully the dude kept his undies (and slacks) on tonight so Saturdays "challenge piled upon challenging" aspect of dealing with a naked guitarist (it was fine until he bent over to adjust his pedals..(shudders at the memory)) was absent but there were still challenges aplenty - with the nearly 7 minute piece (mainly comprised of a vicious barked haranguing from the synth player with very little song structure to provide relief) beaten, abused and ,by the end, stretched with all flesh stripped back to an almost unbearably intense skeletal angst. So good.
Heres a track from their "Eeeling" Album which shows the less unsettling but still un-easy listening side of this great band , managing to jam so many ideas and feelings into simple yet dense songs that seem to teeter on the point of collapse from start to end.
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