Okker – Two Axes
I really had no idea what to expect when going into this album from the Edinburgh, Scotland based foursome Okker. The only little blurb I had to go with was a pretty abstract one at very best, however in hindsight that probably should have told me something right there. Despite that, Okker’s new album Two Axes turned out to be a very pleasant discovery.
I would be pretty shocked to find out if someone in Okker wasn’t a big supporter and listener of Polvo. I think that was pretty much an instantaneous thought once the first few notes came trickling out of my speakers. Strangely enough though, that’s about as close as the band gets to any sort of reference throughout the rest of the album. Although still using warbling and odd guitar tunings to their advantage here and there for the remainder of the disc, Okker venture off into other art-rock inspired territories that seem to draw from bands like Sonic Youth, Trumans Water, and Swirlies. One thing that I found very impressive about Two Axes was that despite numerous winding turns, stop/starts, and the apparent refusal to repeat itself, the album still remains very tuneful at its core as result of solid songwriting. Okker are definitely not a band that has trouble putting those fractured pieces together into something more fluid but yet just as mind boggling as they were before. I definitely recommend Okker and their album Two Axes for those that enjoyed the weirder side of nineties indie-rock. Take a listen.
Okker – Glaikit Bairns [MP3]
For those interested in picking this release up, then head on over to Radio is Down. It’s absolutely worth it.
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