#2376 Silkworm - Firewater

Pretty standard post-Pavement desperation crunch. Lyrics endlessly circle alcoholism and being a band, but other than a brilliantly detailed Miracle Mile, its mostly vague, forced-clever and generally 90s-overwrought. The main draw's the meaty, wandering bass and shimmering, twisting guitar tones. That guitar sound, it keeps moving, transforming, floating like metallic mist before hitting like a fist, while the moaning vocals play backup 3.5/5