Those Are Not My Bongos:Fuck

Title: Those Are Not My Bongos

Label: Future Farmer

Genre: indie rock

Rating: 5.5 of 7

Now here is an interesting band… Fuck, originally formed while being detained in a prison holding cell, emerged on the scene in 1994 with an array of 7 inches on multiple labels. After a slew of underground (as if they could ever be mainstream with the band name) releases, they eventually signed to Matador in 97. Seven years and a few acclaimed discs later, Fuck returns with an album that is impossible to categorize as just one genre. As Those Are Not My Bongos progresses from whispery pop to loose jazz to slowcore to light punk and eventually into country-tinged ballads. The one consistency throughout the album seems to be the mellow tempo withheld, but just as you get comfortable with the speed, it picks up for tracks 9, 10 and 11 before slowing down even more. There are also very good instrumentals with tracks 4 and 14. Overall, this is a solid release from the band that cannot be spoke of on the radio. Oh well… Fuck is a no shit taking, goddamn hell of a release (and you can quote me on that).

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