Centro-matic

Vol. 1 The Static Vs. The Strings

Centro-Matic's aptly named The Static Vs. the Strings, Vol. 1 collects rarities, outtakes, and B-sides dating back to 1996, contrasting their chugging, fuzzed-out power pop with melancholy, countrified ballads. What holds their divergent tendencies together is the group's somewhat shambling but confident approach and the appealingly scruffy production, which balances their muscular sound with their skillful melodies and harmonies. At their revved-up best, Centro-Matic is downright infectious and slightly quirky, particularly on songs like the sprightly "Neighbors. Habits. Downtown," the driving "D. Boon-Free (A Ninth-Grade Crime)," and especially on The Static Vs. the Strings, Vol. 1's centerpiece, "Turning Your Decisions

Price
€ 12.75
Genre
Format
CD - 1 disk
Release date
26-02-2000
Label
Item-nr
503290
EAN
0098054203522
Availability
In stock
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. CALLING UP THE BASTARDS
2. WHO'S TELLING YOU NOW
3. THE EXECUTION OF SOME SIXTY-ODD DRUMMERS
4. NEIGHBORS. HABITS. DOWNTOWN
5. RECAPTURED THE SILENT WAY
6. REPELLANT FEED
7. TURNING YOUR DECISIONS
8. WRECKING THIS SHOW
9. D. BOON-FREE (A NINTH GRADE CRIME)
10. SAY SOMETHING / 95 FROWNS
11. CURB YOUR TURBULENCE (ROCK SHOW IS COMING)
12. NOW THAT YOU HAVE BLOWN AWAY THE CARDS
13. YOU MIGHT NEED THIS NOW / MOST PEACEFUL YEOUGH
14. KEEP THE PHOENIX IN SLOW MOTION