Dummy follows up their debut LP "Mandatory Enjoyment" with two songs for the Sub Pop Singles Club. The A-Side, "Mono Retriever" is a baroque-drone-pop rager that imagines what a punk Free Design song might sound like. The lyrics criticize the corporate greenwashing and dishonesty at the root of ecological devastation. On the B-Side, "Pepsi Vacuum" the band experiments with sampling and digital editing, taking inspiration from 90's ambient and chill-out music. As a lyrical counterpoint, "Pepsi Vacuum" is about the spirituality of nature; the powerful feeling of universality and connection, down to the molecular level. The two songs function as mirrors, referencing the other musically, and both sharing oceanic lyrical themes.
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Great material, great performances, and a truly muddy mess of a mix on most of the record. The drums are mostly just thuds in the distance. I still appreciate this band and hope that they'll work with better engineers in the future. I've heard some of these songs played live and they sounded so much better than they do here. Thomas Raven
TV Priest's second record springs forth with a tension, dynamism, and crunch not often found in this brand of broody, shouty post-punk. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 16, 2022