#182
May 1985
The Jazz Butcher
Sex and Travel
Genre: Indie Rock
4.5 out of 5
Highlights:
Big Saturday
President Reagan’s Birthday Present
What’s the Matter Boy
This time, unlike last time, The Jazz Butchers sound very much like they are from the 80s. Now, that doesn’t mean Human League or China Crisis or the like. It sounds like…don’t shoot me…if David Bowie fronted Everything But the Girl. Until later when they start to sound a LOT like Talking Heads (“President Reagan’s Birthday Present”).
Maybe this is why The Jazz Butcher didn’t make an impact here. They are an aggressively named band whose music is actually very pleasing and, at times, gentle. Their songs are dynamite.
There is nothing to dislike here. But also, it just sounds like so many other people. Besides the aforementioned, they, at times, also come across as early Cure. And The Kinks. Definitely The Kinks. They would’ve toured with the Kinks if they were around in the early 70s.
This is really good stuff, tho. I know the review didn’t make it sound like I liked it, but, dammit, I did.
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