Saturday, February 18, 2012

Fang Island

Fang Island - Fang Island (2010)


Fang Island is a hell of a drug if bands were drugs. In 2010, Fang Island came out with an album called Fang Island that was pure high-dive high-five pumped up rock n roll with exploding Bruce Springsteen guitars and "if your team wins we riot" resilient drumming. The album kicks of with crackles of fireworks and electro-organ to began, almost as if this whole "everyone high-fiving everyone" mentality was pump up music for the after party; victory lap rock you could even call it as you peel your face off the wall while the last song is nearing a close. I'd call it some kind of celebratory Andrew WK math rock hybrid if they didn't actually get Andrew WK to sing on a track called "Patterns On The Wall" (a Joe Buzzell cover not featured on this release but on a special edition 7 incher) and even played along side Andrew as he performed "I Get Wet" in NYC during Fang Island's CD release party @Santos Party House (which was hosted by Andrew WK himself). If not only being compared to Andrew WK but also playing with him and having him host your CD release party doesn't get curious about a band then... what about a band that also played a show for kindergardeners in their place of origin, Providence, Rhode Island:


It's just not possible to ignore them. If only they got as much hype as they did in 2010 for a few seconds there... I almost didn't find these guys at all back in 2010 though, as it was the height of Witch House and thousands of bands were coming out with two noun names and such. 

It probably doesn't help their case either that the band features the guitarist from the noisy mathcore band, also from Rhode Island, Daughters! Nicholas Andrew Sadler. Trading in a life of a noisecorer with a life of an infectious group-hug vibe* indie rocker (*as Pitchfork called it, I guess). 

Some of my favorite tracks have to be: "Daisy", "Life Coach", "Sideswiper", "The Illinois" and "Welcome Wagon". The last song also ends with the firework crackling/organ churning effect as the first song had to signify an end... the only way something this energetic and American could, of course. 

Similar Artists/sounds: Daughters, Andrew WK, Titus Andronicus, Adebisi Shank, Battles, You Slut!, Finn Riggins, Pterodactyl, and Delicate Steve... 


sorry no DLssssssssssssssss

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