$9.00
Face the Rail comes out of the Bay Area, an area known for fog, rain, the Grateful Dead and the Haight. It's enough to make anyone depressed. The LP trails off in melodic dischord, with topics ranging from longing, boredom, aliens and skating. The jangling guitars and heavy bass chip away at the listeners ability to truly validate himself as a human being and, in doing so, create an atmosphere that's conducive to long bouts of depression and anxiety. Don't go jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge just yet though. The packaging of the LP is enough to lift anyone's spirits. Housed in a four color screen printed jacket this LP screams class thanks to our friends at Tankcrimes and Monolith press. I've heard that they've been compared to bands like Double O, Husker Du and Rites of Spring but I just don't see it.