Our Mother Electricity

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  The Music Slut Committee

  Steve

  "In general, I feel like modern rock has sorta gone off in two directions. It's either gotten really heavy, very metal- or metal-adjacent. Or, its gone into super alternative indie noodling territory. Outside of, like, the Foo Fighters and a handful of classic rock-inspired punk bands, its tough for me to find modern rock and roll that feels like it has the far-reaching roots of the stuff I grew up on. I almost feel about modern rock how Hayao Miyazaki feels about modern anime. The modern rock/anime is influenced by older rock/anime, whereas older rock/anime was influenced by a whole bunch of other things. And that's why this album really speaks to me. Like, yes, its rock (and its rockin' rock), but I hear so much blues and folk and country in this band that it was like a breath of fresh air when I first found them. Whereas a lot of albums take several listens for me to really grok them, this one hooked me immediately. I was like "Oh, I get it." - Alex