6 songs / 38 minutes
(DIY)
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Sam Reinard, 10 rue Bessemer, L-4032 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (Europe).
or download for free their song 'Einsichten der Vielfalt' at DisAgreement's MP3 page.
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6 songs / 38 minutes
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The Eighties were really boring in Luxembourg, as there were only blues bands around who still
thought they lived in the Seventies, so the Nineties were a sure improvement, with a hardcore
and a metal scene being created. Now it seems that the new millenial bands are again bored
of the old clichés and are trying something really new this time. Chief Mart's were the first
to walk on the new paths, and SUMB are well on their way too. 'Le Pop Noir' is already their
second CD, and although it's this time considered to be an EP, it lasts longer than a lot of
regular CDs these days. The leitmotif of the CD is typical teenage angst, and so the band
also tries to translate the lyrical concept into the music, which means that you get highly
distorted, high pitched guitar sounds, psychedelic keyboards, an always present punk attitude
(without sound musically punk though), a desperate sounding vocalist and long songs (an average
of more than 6 minutes) that somehow show that these young guys have a anxiety to put things to
an end. If this attitude would be highly disturbable with other bands, it just fits the musical
genius of SUMB, especially the epic, nearly 12-minute-long 'Stashed Cancer' where the tension
builds up to a point that you think the band would burst. Reminds me somehow of old Mercury Rev,
which should be considered as a compliment. Still I am restraining from giving the maximum rating
as 1. some of the songs were already featured on their previous album (although in different, not
as mature versions) and 2. the sound sounds like a (well produced) demo. Anyway, 'Le Pop Noir' is
one of the most refreshing CDs I have heard from Luxembourg in a long time, and next to Chief Mart's
and Tiger Fernandez, SUMB are one of the most hopeful bands from this tiny country. You can contact
the band at the following address: Sam Reinard, 10 rue Bessemer, L-4032 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (Europe). or download for free their song 'Einsichten der Vielfalt' at DisAgreement's MP3 page. |
