#22
January 1985
American Music Club
The Restless Stranger
3.5 out of 5
Highlights:
Room Above the Club
Points of Desire
Apparently the band hates this album. Why? I’m not sure. It’s perfectly acceptable slo-core Americana. It’s a bit on the depressive side, like if Joy Division was a roots rock band. This is the sludgy sound of grunge in its infancy.
I think I enjoyed this more than the band does. There’s some Nick Cave in here but with more melody, Also, a touch of Leonard Cohen and Psychedelic Furs. There are some real clunkers here like “When Your Love is Gone”, but as a first effort I give it some props.
I look forward to more from these guys.
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