Caddywhompus - EPs

Caddywhompus are a new group putting out material that rivals the efforts of the likes of Animal Collective and No Age, in terms of neo-psychedelia and noise-rock power, respectively. A two-member experimental noise-rock group based in New Orleans and Houston, comprised of Chris Rehm (vocals / guitar / keyboard ) and Sean Hart (percussion / vocals), Caddywhompus' first EP was reviewed favorably here in February. Now they have a full-length available, EPs, which combines the EP material with their previous split cassette release with Female Demand, plus two new tracks.

Blending catchy pop sensibility with the mind-bending riffs and rhythms, "This Is Where We Blaze the Nuggz" is a taste of what is to come. What follows is "Fun Times at Whiskey Bay", with it's start-stop madness amidst a somber tone, "Absinthesizer" (got to love that track title) jutting through as an interlude, and "Untitled #7408" which I had previously described as "a softer tune awash in melody and shoegaze-meets-garage-rock wonderment".

"Treats" starts off the batch of cassette-issued tracks, fuzzy and recalling a lost video game theme at first, blowing up into a frenzy of sound around the one minute mark. "...But Not Before a Show" rolls along like a schoolyard chant...from outer-space might be like. "Probably Shouldn't Have Done All That Acid" murmurs with the buzz of a swamp-like atmosphere at the beginning, slowly transforming into an anthemic lament of sorts. "Eat Chest" would make for an excellent radio single; it's all the best noisiest and trippiest bits of Caddywhompus in a 3:43 sonic capsule. The two new tracks here, "Toy Boat Toy Boat Toy Boat Toy Boat Toy Boat" and "Acadian Threeway" point to a new, chiptune-esque direction, with all the fire and noise you'd expect from the group intact. EPs makes for a thoroughly enjoyable, refreshingly unique listen- highly recommended!

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