Tuesday, February 6, 2018

#2811 Too Many Zooz - Subway Gawdz

Legendary subway buskers, a drums-and-two-horn salvo that builds EDM-like energy, using blossoming repetition and Skynerd-planned solos as a crowdmoving riff on jazz. What's undoubtedly thrilling live, especially when stumbled upon, doesn't quite work as an album. Subway Gawdz ends up ringing of gimmicky plundering of not-rock beats, sounding like Gogol Bordello or Beats Antique.

Horn-based rockist instrumental music is a narrow space. It relies on novelty and live energy to get there, and much like minor local legends The Hornitz*, Zooz don't find a way to translate that energy into an exciting home listen 3/5

*is there a rule somewhere about adding a "z" to your rockist horn band name?

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