Bleeding Rainbow
Interrupt
Kanine
Jun 02, 2014 Bleeding Rainbow
The best noise rock makes harshness and dissonance seem essential. A cacophony of fuzz and feedback, in the right hands, sounds absolutely vital, and more importantly, substantial. Bleeding Rainbow doesn’t make noise rock, but on Interrupt, they’re pretty noisy. The problem is, precious little of the album is substantial.
Bleeding Rainbow’s last album, 2013’s Yeah Right, featured fuzzy garage-shoegaze songs which were relatively straightforward but which engendered a pleasant simplicity. It suggested a young band that, with a little focus, could evolve into the kind of ‘90s-worshippers that are in vogue lately, à la Yuck. Unfortunately, Interrupt, released just a year later, is a huge step down, with the band choosing to play fast, clumsy songs that tumble around in the background before fading out entirely.
Interrupt was recorded while Bleeding Rainbow was on the road, and it sounds like they wanted to pump out a record of one-take punk-pop tunes as quickly as possible. The fuzzy guitars of Yeah Right are turned up and more distorted, and rather than sounding more prominent, they fade into a kind of irritating backdrop. In fact, none of the instruments here stand out—it’s all pretty standard stuff, even down to the lyrics, which read like a teenager’s journal of failing relationships. Each song sounds like it was written in the amount of time it takes to play. Someone needs to tell these guys that “faster” does not equal “more exciting.”
It’s not all bad; the album’s 10 songs go by pretty quickly and a few melodic shining spots can be found. The chorus for “Start Again” is catchy, and there’s a moment near the bridge when the guitar actually jumps into the spotlight, but then everything fades again in noisy gray. In fact, the best song here is closer “Phase,” which would have fit right in on the last record. It’s okay to want to rock a little more, but being punk doesn’t mean leaving thought out of the songwriting process. (www.bleeding-rainbow.tumblr.com)
Author rating: 5/10
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