Built on a Weak Spot

I was waiting eagerly all weekend for this disc to show up and thankfully it arrived this past Monday. Being a big fan of both Molly McGuire and Gunfighter, I was really excited to find out I could pick up this self-released EP from Jason Blackmore’s new band Sirhan Sirhan. The self-titled EP is a bit different from what I am normally used to hearing from Blackmore with his previous bands, but this new direction is right up my alley.

According to Sirhan Sirhan’s bio, the band was mistakenly formed in San Diego when the three members happened to somehow run across each other. I guess the rest is history from there, the details of such mistake have been left out, but nevertheless…it’s one of the best mistakes that could have happened to coincide with my musical tastes. With all three members of Sirhan Sirhan having pasts in Midwest music their sound still greatly thrives on that, although this time around it’s louder, faster, and a whole lot noisier. Blackmore’s vocals are slightly distorted to sort of fit the bands overall alcohol fueled feedback first approach. It’s a noticeable difference, which for the most part works.

Anyway, I am pretty excited about this band. I know I am a bit late in discovering them, which is a bit disappointing considering I’ve tried to obtain just about everything that Blackmore has been apart of that I am aware of. Why this went under the radar for so long is beyond me. Despite that, hopefully this band can stick around long enough to release an album or two. That would truly be awesome.

Sirhan Sirhan – Surgery [MP3]

According to the bands MySpace they recently went into the studio to record tracks for what will possibly be another EP. Also, they will be contributing a track to a future Anodyne Records compilation. So keep an eye out for both of those. For now however, those of you interested can pick up the current EP from CD Baby. I strongly urge everyone to do so!

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