Standing Nudes

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SF: Aquarius, Amoeba
"Yes, they do make solid quirky rock like they used to! Standing Nudes latest full length is the proof! You might recall their last release, a punchy post punk-y vinyl 7" from earlier this year. Since then they've kept the energy level up and their wah pedal well-oiled, but tailored their sound into something that's still weird and angular, but maybe a little more direct and emotive. The moody female vocals and overall tone of the album is quite reminiscent of Throwing Muses actually. Still the guitarist is allowed free rein on a lot of the record, including the fifth track, "Fight Song" (featured on the aforementioned 7"), and he noodles up a trippy storm! All and all an excellent psyched out, fuzzed up POP record. Solid song writing with enough freaked guitar weirdness to make it a more delicious bon-bon out of the musical bon-bon box where most of the bon-bons are kind of good but not as good as the really good one. This is one delectable bon-bon! There's also some summer of love, Nuggets type of shit in operation here among the general angular jangle, which is a combo that works out quite well. Killer jams to be sure!"
-Aquarius Records
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"On Side A of their debut release the guitars plonk like Sonic Youth in their tinniest pop modality, with oddly ganged female vocals on top. The flip takes some of this and adds very unhinged guitar splooey that kicks in about a third of the way through. The basic construction dynamics are weird as hell, but seem to be solidly inside the dictates of post-punk gesticulation. Still, it's odd and good And I hear that ‘real’ copies will even have a picture sleeve. Ahoy!"
-Byron Coley, Wire Magazine
“This 7" is a gem! Standing Nudes are a really great poppy post punk band from Brooklyn who craft wonderfully catchy songs with just the right amount of weirdness. The A Side, "When I Arrive" is tipped further towards the pop side of things with a catchy melody, some wah wahness and a really noisy ring modded guitar solo. The B Side, "Fight Song" is slightly more bombastically rocking. Pounding toms and shredding guitars. Both songs are amazing and deserve many repeated listens. Angular, hooky, weird and ultimately catchy as hell.”
-Aquarius Records
"Best 7" of 2006"
-WVFS 89.7 FM, Tallahassee
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