Daisycutter...

Tim Cronin formed the short lived band Daisycutter in 1991. Some might remember Cronin from the brief time he spent as Monster Magnet’s vocalist before taking over the bands light show duties after Dave Wyndorf assumed vocal duties. Daisycutter was all Cronin’s though and although short lived they did put out one EP titled Shithammer Deluxe in 1993 and one full length for Rockville Records titled Truck Fist in 1994, which was their finest work by far. While the EP was certainly inspired, it sounded like a combination of what Cronin had originally intended to do with the project, which was something centered on tribal drumming. The result on Shithammer Deluxe sounded almost like a compromise between where the band was naturally heading and the original intention. By the next year when Truck Fist rolled around and after a couple of lineup changes the bands sound had developed into what was hinted at on the EP.

Cutting away basically all of the skronked out pretensions of the EP, Truck Fist was loaded with a much fatter and straight forward Daisycutter sound. Very reminiscent of a lot of the sludgy rock being produced in the early 90’s Truck Fist certainly establishes itself as a worthy member of that family. Although not completely varied through its thirteen songs, the album is still worth tracking down these days as it definitely does feature more ups than it does downs, with loud buzzing guitar work and nice raspy vocals to compliment it all. It would have been nice to see the band not completely lose the acid inspired oddness that they displayed on their EP, however without they still made a pretty good album in the end, so oh well.

Shithammer Deluxe:
Daisycutter – Pull [MP3]

Truck Fist:
Daisycutter – Truck Fist [MP3]
Daisycutter – Pig in a Can [MP3]

Members of Daisycutter went on to be in Solarized, Atomic Bitchwax, and Blackout Shoppers to name a few. Although the bands output is out of print, both Shithammer Deluxe and Truck Fist can be had over at Amazon for practically nothing. So if the tunes above are pleasing to the ear, then head on over pick those up. Enjoy!