Single review: Bear in Heaven/ Weird Wives split
An unusual release this one. Not available on download, CD or even the beloved 7” vinyl, this split single, released on U.S. indie label Workerbee Records is available on its own or as part of a subscription to the label’s Ugly Singles Club on cassette only.
First we have Band in Heaven with the brilliantly title Summer Bummer, a brisk 2 minutes of first class shoegazing, followed by the more melodic but equally noisy and brisk Suicide Pact, which features an awesome relentless bassline that gives the song an urgent and slightly bleak feel.
Next up are garage rockers Weird Wives. As well as vocalist Nick Klein and Allison Grabenhorst , Weird Wives count among their numbers two members of Surfer Blood; Guitarist Thomas Fekete and bassist Brian Black. Head Bugs is really good and starts as pretty straightforward garage rock, featuring some nice backing woo-hoos, but check out the odd break towards the end before the beat resumes as the track draws to an end. Wet Blanket is an instrumental (bar a bit of screaming) and it’s ok but personally I like to hear singing in songs! All in all a pretty good split and an excellent way of getting new bands out there.
Mark Cousens
www.workerbeerecords.com
www.myspace.com/thebandinheaven
www.myspace.com/weirdwives
