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Nine Inch Nails – The Hand That Feeds

Monday, April 4th, 2005
Released: April 18th 2005

Released: April 18th 2005

The near perfection that Trent Reznor longs for so much may just have been reached. The parched masses have finally been imparted with a drop from the album that has been so long in the making; over five years to be exact.

‘The Hand That Feeds’ is not as heavy on special effects as some of the tracks taken from the massive endeavour that is ‘The Fragile’, but undercurrents of that gritty industrial feel running beneath the pounding of real drums do just as nicely. The five year hiatus did nothing to soften the sound; if anything it’s more concrete – like a slab of brick. It saws and howls, Reznor is still angry, gnashing his teeth with relish. ‘Will you bite the hand that feeds?/Will you chew until it bleeds’ Anyone?

Fans can breathe a collective sigh of relief. This is undeniably up par with the rest of Nine Inch Nails‘ extensive Halo collection.

Previously published on This Is Fake DIY.

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Beck – E-Pro

Monday, March 14th, 2005

Released: March 14th 2005

Released: March 14th 2005

Beck is back with a vengeance. Well, nothing too violent, naturally, despite the song’s forward stomping drive.

It’s been a while since we’ve seen new material from Beck, and ‘Guero’ is one of the most eagerly anticipated albums of the year, even though it leaked months before release. Reminiscent in style of ‘Devil’s Haircut’, ‘E-Pro’ is a strong comeback single. The pervasive “na na na”s are at it again (perhaps it’s an epidemic?) making this quite the catchy tune from even the first listen. Let’s not even try and find a meaning in there; it doesn’t matter.

It’s been said the time of experimentation is over, he’s found his style, but Beck may surprise yet. Especially using ‘E-Pro’ as an example.

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My Chemical Romance – I’m Not Okay

Friday, February 25th, 2005
Released: March 7th 2005

Released: March 7th 2005

Taking their name from a novel by Irvine Welsh, My Chemical Romance set themselves up to be just as strange and twisted. They are not Scottish in the least (actually hailing from New Jersey), but manage their undertaking of providing vindictive angst with seeming ease.

‘I’m Not Okay (I Promise)’, the lead single off of their breakthrough (though not first) album, ‘Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge’, is most likely just what made it such a success. It’s not particularly emo or screamo, which works in their favour. It’s strong lyrically and musically, a good thing for a song vying for the popular song charts.

The video displays the typical school day for that social misfit, creatively cut as a movie trailer. And they may look like stand-ins for The Used, but the music is far more palatable.

Promising, promising.

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Queens of the Stone Age – Little Sister

Sunday, February 13th, 2005
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Released: March 14th 2005

‘Little Sister’ – what’s the possibility that it’s a Freudian dig? It’s certainly dubious enough to be Queens of the Stone Age‘s new offering.

The absence of bassist Nick Oliveri, who is no longer part of the band, is not too keenly felt and does not seem to reflect on this new material. Unless, of course, you’re a purist.

Starting off innocuously with the ‘knock, knock’ of a cow bell, or perhaps it’s a wood block, before launching a precise noise attack, the guitar whines, and although it’s simple in composition, it is fierce in sound, weaving perfectly in and out with Josh Homme‘s soothing croon. The ‘knock, knock, knocking’ persists throughout, setting up for a perfect head-nodding, finger-tapping rhythm.

The debate rages on: cow bell or wood block? Well, does it really matter?

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The Mars Volta – The Widow

Tuesday, February 8th, 2005
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Released: March 14th 2005

With a video that could induce nightmares, majestic guitars, and mournful lyrics, The Mars Volta have done it again. Churned out a song that can survive as a single that is.

Though taken from concept album, ‘Frances the Mute’, their second full-length release, the track stands strong on its own. It also manages to prompt contemplative thoughts and speculation despite the fact that the meaning behind the song has been clearly stated on the band’s web site.

Cedric Bixler-Zalava‘s vocals evoke the image of a woman from times gone by, bewailing a loss while beating her breast. Not to say that that’s a bad thing. Taking the title into account, it’s even understandable in an eerie sort of way. And it may be the shortest track off the record that runs a million hours according to the band, but it’s not short enough. Cut down for radio play, it successfully sidesteps something as unappealing for the mainstream as two minutes of chaotic synth music and tends to get better after each subsequent listen.

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