Saw Rank/Xerox last night, what a great band... legit Xpressway/first-wave post-punk type stuff, and why not, there's an actual New Zealander and an Australian in the band (don't ask me to defend that, I'm just making up blanket statements as I go along)... the more I listen to their stuff, the more I'm impressed with how inventive and friggin' precise all of it really is. Great artwork on all their records, too-- they capture something that's really arid-- and then when you go see them live, it becomes even more obvious that they're not interested in recreating anything, and at the most are just maybe running alongside of it while making their own thing... If you do get to see them on this tour, make sure you grab their split tape with Grass Widow, they're selling it for a chintzy three bux and their 5 songs on it (from '09) equal some of the best flat-out rock shit I've ever heard. Their new LP just came out, too, I haven't sat down with the whole thing yet since I just bought it last night, but here's side one, track one...
"Sterile Regions"
