Instant Pop Expressionism Now!
(Siltbreeze) LP $20.00
If the names Amber Sermeno, Andy Jordan and Stanley Martinez sound familiar, it’s because they’re in practically every band that matters from the SF / Bay Area — Non Plus Temps, Children Maybe Later, and Naked Roommate. Following a self-released cassette that sewed the seed, Famous Mammals’ first full-length vinyl effort is a fully pollinated, blossoming orchard of hybridized postpunk that seemingly harkens back to the halcyon days when Rough Trade called 202 Kensington Park Road home. This ultramodern polyglot of smatterings sounds familiar, but can’t quite be placed. Swell Maps? Happy Refugees? Monochrome Set? Maybe. Kinda. It’s in the stitching, but the design and thrust is all Famous Mammals.