Holy City Zoo

"This very DIY New Brunswick band brings a swirling mix of post-punk and the sludgier elements of 90s grunge to No Bunting, and the results are chaotic, frantic, and highly enjoyable. Many of the tracks begin in a benign manner before finding an angry, nearly vicious, groove, best heard on “Poor Little Pinkus”, a song with a copious number of violent mood swings. The wonderfully titled “Saw a Bush, Thought it was a Person” is a visceral assault from its opening note and there is no let up or subtle time sequence shifting to be found; just a classic burst of aggressive guitar playing without any vocals to interfere with the bombardment. “Stan Lee’s Cup” and “David Byrne’s Magical Vacation” are two other examples of a band that does not adhere to any one particularly style, but instead greatly relish genre-bending antics, as both songs tease with melody but more often deliver off-kilter madness. The story about a pie-eating contest on the Jersey shore heard on “Vacation” is wildly engaging and entertaining, yet one cannot help believing that there is something more menacing hiding beneath those seemingly good-natured lyrics. “This is Your Life” is an abrasive and ferocious with raw, impassioned vocals and is my favorite of the eleven offering here. The closing “Nobody’s Vince” captures a 1993 guitar tone with intricate rhythm section interplay. The four members of Holy City Zoo do not reveal much about themselves, but No Bunting speaks volumes about just how impressive they are as a unit." - Rich Quinlan / Jersey Beat

RIYL: Bygones, Maps & Atlases, Braid, At the Drive-In, Jawbreaker
TRY: #2, 3, 1
DIRTY: #7, 9

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