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Single Review by William Ruben Helms

New Audio: Minneapolis Punks Spit Takes Share a Furious Ripper

Minneapolis-based punk outfit Spit Takes — Vanessa McKinney (vocals), Monet Wong (guitar), Angie Lynch (bass) and Charles Gehr (drums) — formed last year. Influenced by Amyl and the Sniffers, X-Ray Spex, Bikini Kill, and The Slits among a list of other acts, the Minneapolis-based punks pair crunchy guitar riffs with raw, unapologetic lyrics.

Over the course of this year, I’ve written about two of their released singles”

  • “God Bless (Holy Tits)!,” a pub rock-like take on punk rock that reminded me of Amyl and the Sniffers and is built around prerequisite enormous power chord-driven riffs, thunderous drumming and mosh pit friendly hooks and chorus. And at its core, is a hilarious and defiantly crude, feminist anthem delivered with a zero fucks given aplomb.

  • “Hogwash,” a crusty post-punk tinged, breakneck ripper punctuated with angular guitar bursts and McKinney’s punchy shouts. The song captures the band calling out the bullshit around them with an incensed fury. While continuing a run of catchy, mosh pit friendly rippers, “Hogwash,” as the band explains is “a rallying cry to tear through the veils of falsehood, seek out justice in the chaos, and clasp the raw, unembellished essence of existence.”

The Minneapolis-based punks close out 2023 with “Teeth,” another straight forward mosh pit friendly ripper with a unapologetically edgy lyrics that celebrate autonomy, self-respect and individuality — with the song sparking dialogue on issues of identity, personal space and empowerment among others while encouraging the listener to believe in the power of their own voice.

Single Review by William Ruben Helms

With the release of their debut full-length effort, Teeth, Brooklyn-based indie rock quartet The Loom — comprised of John Fanning (guitar, vocals), Lis Rubard (French horn, trumpet, keys, vocals), John Mosloskie (bass, vocals) and Mike Rasimas (drums) — saw a rapidly growing national and international profile as the album was critically praised by the likes of The New York Times, who called the band the “Next Big Thing,” Paste, who named the band “Best of What’s Next,” WXPN, who named them a “World Cafe Next” band, as well as breathless praise from Daytrotter and New Yorker. And as a result, the Brooklyn-based quartet toured extensively across North America — in particular across the US and Canada — and they’ve made tour stops as far away as Poland.

Produced by Kevin McMahon, best known for his work with Titus Andronicus and Real Estate and recorded at Marcata Recording, the Brooklyn-based quartet’s long-awaited sophomore release Here In The Deadlights is slated for release next month and thematically speaking revolve around deeply personal experience — Fanning’s world up-ending split from his longtime partner and best friend of 14 years, followed by the difficult period of rebuilding one’s own life. And reportedly, the forthcoming effort is a radical sonic departure as the material has the band taking on a much more krautrock and psych rock-leaning sound, complete with layers of organs, feedback heavy guitars and ethereal horns all run through delay and other effects pedals as you’ll hear on the moody and buzzing “Fire Makes,” a song that sonically reminds me a little bit of My Jerusalem‘s Preachers — but with a tense sense of menace.

The Brooklyn-based quartet will be on tour throughout April, and it starts with a record release show on April 22, 2016 at Union Pool. Check out tour dates below.

Tour Dates
 
4/22 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
4/23 – Beacon, NY – The Howland Cultural Center
4/24 – Albany, NY – The Low Beat
4/25 – Boston, MA – Out of the Blue Too Gallery
4/26 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
4/27 – Washington, DC – Velvet Lounge
4/28 – Louisville, KY – TBD
4/29 – Indianapolis, IN – The Melody Inn
4/30 – Chicago, IL – Schubas (w/ Cross Record)