- Post-punk
- Alternative rock
- Indie rock
- Psychedelic rock
- Americana
- Lo-fi
- DIY
- Trance rock
- Acid folk
Comment: The English combo The
Bordellos started their issue with the statement we don't believe in
motherfuckers anymore, which rather used to foretell a pessimistic
approach to come. Indeed, it is fastened by the title, being a
paraphrase of a Dale Carnegie's writing. Lyrically it hints at many
cultural subjects and artists, at times cynically and ironically, at
times on nostalgic feels though musically the album is foremost an
enjoyable entry into psychedelic and lo-fi littered music. However,
the combo provides some dodges into American roots music (involving
much harmonica interplay with the rest of a composition) and trance
rock, however, the latter having a common part with psychedelia
anyway. For me, the musical group associates with contemporary
British DIY culture, having joint parts with the likes of The
Hirundu, and Clinker, for example. Of course, by listening to this
13-track outing one can suppose about many artists of being obvious
influences under it (The Fall, Captain Beefheart, Spaceman 3, 60s
acid folk from the UK, Jesus And The Mary Chain, Jandek, The Brian
Jonestown Massacre, Bob Dylan among others) I like their critical
disposition and anti-pop stance against some cultural appearances and institutions with
regard to the song titles (
Piss On Spotify,
Did The
Bastards At The BBC Kill John Peel?,
Vinyl Record Stamp Collector) which in turn fortunately is
backed up by stark psychedelic touch and ability to create strong,
often jam-alike compositions. Listen to this issue and read more
about their thoughts in an interview for Yeah I Know It Sucks. The
issue is a part of the discography of Small Bear Records.
