The Bourgeois – The Bourgeois (2015)
- Punk
rock
- Indie rock
- Alternative rock
- Garage rock
- Noise rock
- Ska
Comment: this handful of tracks is a strong appearance of energy of blues and
rock and roll heritage which in turn is converted into a contemporary
garage and alternative rock slam. The name of the musical group used
to ironically refer to our our every day's life I suppose. I reminds
me of McCarthy's ditty We Are All Bourgeois Now which was
covered by Manic Street Preachers, the faux-communist/leftfield group
a kind of whom Joseph Stalin called for useful idiots. Of course, the
punks are cool but untrustworthy by their nature who used to
demonstrate their stubbornness in principles yet who are ready to
betray their principles for money or a bottle of alcohol. And the
effect and scope of their aesthetic is way too flimsy to could have
had a long-running intriguing impact. On the other side, for
instance, the stances of the post-punks are more sustainable and
intriguing because of having the impulse of changeability within it
thereby reflecting upon the life in a more trustworthy way. Of
course, the energy of punk rock within other styles is frequently
something really enjoyable and staggering. For instance, the US-based
duo The Bourgeois (Zach Mobley, and Ty Clark) dissolves it in
different directions from Sonic Youth-esque psyched-up noise rock (Be
Your Own Machine) to skidding ska numbers (Electric Shock
Value). It is really pleasant to follow the singer's timbral
formations from one tone to another, from mind-blowing madness to
more sedative moments. For example, at Perverting The American
Dream one can hear him singing almost in Tim Burgess-like style
and tonality at the beginning but later it will be fleshed out due to
more powerful appearance with variegated shades within it. All in
all, get it and will be the dog of it.
