Old Wounds

Consummate art punks, combine the creepy intensity of , the conceptual brutality of early , and the avant discord of early-'90s "scum rock" ( et al.) with the try-anything approach of and . Their second album, , explodes with overloaded basslines, assaultive vocals, and beyond-distorted guitars, but there's an underlying sense of control here (more obvious on some tracks than on others) that makes the crucial difference between static and statement. ~ Jim Allen