O Fracas
Fits & Starts
I Can Count (2008)
Why you'll like it: Humbly produced punk rock
Why you'll hate it: Nothing new
One more overlooked release of 2008, before the new stuff starts piling in... O Fracas plays like a sort of coffehouse version of Gang of Four. As I've lamented before, post-punk is a played out genre, although still an alluring one. If it were just jangly guitar riffs and off tempo drum beats, this would sink into obscurity rather quickly. So, it's good that the album's opener, "Brouhaha" is the loudest song on Fits & Starts.
While the album remains mostly plugged in, it's modest compared to most of today's punk production. Acoustics and nearly all the quieter moments stand out here. Fans of The Evens may enjoy this.
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