Big Neck (2023)
As soon as you put the needle on this record, you are immediately blown back by a massive wave of swirling, distorted guitar and screaming vocals. Typically, if you are me, that's about the time where I am already checking out. Loud screaming isn't usually my bag, but there's something about 208 that differentiates them from your typical howlers.
Immediately, I'm flashing back to the mid 90s when I was finding my way around the sort of punk and indie rock I wanted to listen to and I stumbled into buying a couple of godheadSilo albums. That was a band pushing the extreme of decibel containment on a recorded medium, but I was nevertheless drawn to their energy and craziness. 208 has a similar vibe to them, just pushing everything into the red for the sake of it.
The other thing this record has going for it is a propulsive, stumping rhythm. There's a bluesy undercurrent that reminds me a bit of the first Black-Eyed Snakes album, another band that was able to capture lightning in a bottle. Combining these elements creates an album that at first brush seems way outside of my wheelhouse, but as you peel back the layers, they're using a lot of the same ingredients that have drawn me to others.
208 - Nearby:
https://bigneckrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/nearby
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