Long Legged Woman – Nobody Knows This is Nowhere 12”
I’ll just get this out of the way and say it right now, this record rocks really hard. I had a strong feeling after getting a chance to hear “When I Was Asleep” from San Fran’s Long Legged Woman that I could be in store for something special. It didn’t take me long thereafter to make the decision to throw some cash their way for their recently released LP on Pollen Season titled Nobody Knows This is Nowhere. Apparently it was originally recorded well over a year ago when the band was still a four piece and also residing in the Athens, GA area. The band self-released a few copies of it along the way before Pollen Season gave it the proper release that it most definitely deserves.
There haven’t been many times where distortion/fuzz sounds as good as it does here. Long Legged Woman is a band that sets out to suffocate the listener with it or make them go deaf, whichever comes first. While they most certainly wouldn’t be the first band to set up their equipment and turn it all the way up to create a floor rattling amount of noise, they manage to mine the depths of trashy/scuzz rock with fine detail hashing out the best it has to offer. The band further impresses by their ability to tread a perfect line of tunefulness that makes what they’re doing hit that much harder. Most of the songs keep it short; however the final track on the A-side “Psych Jam” is a seven minute plus track that gives plenty of nods to their Southern origins along the way as it slowly builds into a frenzy of guitar and drums. This is no frills rock that is absolutely nailed…loud and consistently leaning towards being out of control. Probably one of my favorite albums I’ve had the pleasure to hear this year. Give it a listen.
Long Legged Woman – When I Was Asleep [MP3]
To pick up Nobody Knows This is Nowhere just head on over to Pollen Season. I can’t recommend it enough if you’re digging the posted tune above.
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