Young Machetes
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| Studio album by The Blood Brothers | |||||
| Released | October 10, 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Art punk Experimental Hardcore punk Post-punk Post-hardcore |
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| Length | 50:55 | ||||
| Label | V2 Records | ||||
| Producer | Guy Picciotto & John Goodmanson | ||||
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Young Machetes is the final album by experimental hardcore band The Blood Brothers which was released October 10, 2006. Lyrically, the album "remains firmly rooted in the surreal consciousness, rage and oblique politics the Blood Brothers have always embraced. It also reveals a new, once-bitten wisdom."[1] Heather Phares of All Music Guide said of the album:
| “ | ... the Blood Brothers find sneakier ways of incorporating their twisted pop skills into the fray. There's no denying the hooks on "Rat Rider" nor the jaunty keyboards on "Laser Life," while "Camouflage, Camouflage"'s breakdown recalls the noise-meets-glam-rock flair of Johnny Whitney and Mark Gajadhar's side project, Neon Blonde. Nevertheless, Young Machetes' more challenging tracks are some of the most satisfying ... | ” |
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— Heather Phares, All Music Guide Review For 'Young Machetes'
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Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side A
- "Set Fire to the Face on Fire" - 2:19
- "We Ride Skeletal Lightning" - 3:22
- "Laser Life" - 2:44
- "Camouflage, Camouflage" - 4:54
- "You're the Dream, Unicorn!" - 2:18
- "Vital Beach" - 2:35
- "Spit Shine Your Black Clouds" - 4:20
[edit] Side B
- "1, 2, 3, 4 Guitars" - 3:35
- "Lift the Veil, Kiss the Tank" - 4:05
- "Nausea Shreds Yr Head" - 2:10
- "Rat Rider" - 2:03
- "Johnny Ripper" - 2:39
- "Huge Gold AK-47" - 2:31
- "Street Wars/Exotic Foxholes" - 5:31
- "Giant Swan" - 5:51
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Performers
- Jordan Blilie - vocals
- Mark Gajadhar - drums
- Morgan Henderson - bass, keyboards
- Cody Votolato - guitar
- Johnny Whitney - vocals, Wurlitzer piano
[edit] Trivia
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- Guy Picciotto of the punk band Fugazi assisted in the production of Young Machetes. Vocalist Johnny Whitney said that some of the songs Picciotto wrote with Fugazi "defined his youth."
- Oddly, the LP version of the album plays at 45rpm, rather than the standard 33 1/3rpm.
