Forest Fire, “Staring At The X” (FatCat, 2011)
Minuses: The singer sounds like Julian Casablanca’s drunk lounge-lizard-wannabe cousin; the production is way too slick; the songwriting is kind of indistinct. Pluses: These guys have not one but several amazing guitar sounds at their disposal; the girl singer is a lot better than the due (but she only sings on a couple cuts, unfortunately); and they conjure up the dramatic shape (if not the content) of Television/VU-style NYC guitar-epicry. You be the judge.
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