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ARTIST
VINTAGE CROP
TITLE
Serve To Serve Again
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
UPSET THE RHYTHM
CATALOG #
UTR 131LP
UTR 131LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
9/18/2020
Vintage Crop
serve to serve again. Over the last four years the Geelong group have become a burgeoning force in the Australian punk scene. Their burly, brusque yet supple songs have evolved from the garage rock of 2017's
TV Organs
album into the post-punk panic attack of 2019's
Company Man
EP. Now they've sculpted their sound further, the barrage now offset with robust songwriting, their full-pelt bounce tempered with flailing guitar lines and sardonic commentary. Bringing to mind
Wire
tackling tracks from early 7"s by
The Yummy Fur
, it's an inspired approach, both striking and effortlessly mirthful. Vintage Crop still dish-up plenty of commanding stomp, their lyrics remain as keen-eyed as ever, but now they're unafraid to mess with the tempo and drive their point home.
Serve To Serve Again
is Vintage Crop's third full-length album. It was recorded by
Mikey Young
after a year of playing solid shows, including tours in Europe and the UK alongside
Louder Than Death
and
URSA
and some of the band's biggest shows to date in Australia with
Amyl & The Sniffers
,
R.M.F.C.
, and
The Stroppies
. "First In Line" races off the blocks with its sawtooth riff and splintered beat, all jagged edges and ragged vocals. Quickly follow a pair of totemic bruisers in the guise of "The Ladder" and "The North", both brimming with a nigh anthemic quality, confident in their faculty to rouse the rabble. "Jack's Casino" is a lurching romp about gambling, "Streetview" is similarly propellent, only choosing to meander and divert itself with cryptic trips around the neighborhood: "He only moved to that side of town because the postcode is worth it's weight in gold." There's no better poised nod to frustration than "Gridlock" -- "the hustle and bustle of inner-city traffic is driving me nuts because the radios on static." Guitar lines entwine and wriggle wildly free from the song's pouncing rhythm and potent vocal, making for the most vigorous of rackets. "Just My Luck" prowls with a shared thrumming verve, whilst "Everyday Heroes" closes out the album with measured flair. Skewed and fervent, rangy at times yet always assured in its intent
Serve To Serve Again
is long-legged leap for Vintage Crop into the delirious now. These songs strive to make sense of futility, they criticize the chain of command, question privilege and most importantly make you want more from life. Now all you have to do is turn up the volume! 180 gram, opaque white vinyl; edition of 500.
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