Soviet Valves / Sight That Harms / Gaze That Harms

Smart Guy

BACK IN STOCK!!! The American debut from Perth, Australia twin-guitar (no bass) punkers THE SOVIET VALVES (features a member of TOTAL CONTRO). Four hot blasts that perfectly mix melody with an acute pop sensibility for a sound that will appeal to fans of Buzzcocks and Wire. Limited edition of 500 copies. “A superfine example of a new band taking an old medium and injecting it with life. Soviet Valves hail all the way from Perth, Australia, and perhaps that geographical distance from so many other things have given them a focus on restyling punk rock that their contemporaries lack. There are some standard power moves that are returned to—boilerplate Clash/Buzzcockian first-gen sounds that remind you you're listening to a punk band—but wait, there's no bass player, so both guitarists would have to be adept at playing leads. Thankfully they are, and this provides some of the most interesting twin-axe interplay this side of Sleater-Kinney. They like to fuck with the paradigm, and in doing so they create really interesting modern touches and establish a distinct sound of their own. Add a wildman drummer and a deadpan singer who sounds like Vic Godard and you have drop-dead fantastic rock and roll. Four songs, edition of 500. Highly recommended!”—Doug Mosurak

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