March 30, 2005 | Posted by mark at 12:01 AM

Not The Decoration

The Crimea
The Crimea - Opposite Ends.

While we're visiting England, why not check out the absolutely amazing Crimea. I caught their live show at Spaceland on Monday and it was just incredible. I'll admit to sleeping on them in the past, and hadn't even heard of them before they stepped on stage. Frontman Davey stares out over the crowd like he's looking three miles into the distance, shakes like a seizure, and makes you believe every single word out of his mouth. Guitar slinger Andrew nails some crazy noodles, and throws his hat in the ring for indie rock guitar giant. There's some serious talent in their ranks.

Unfortunately, the recorded output doesn't hold up as well as the live show, but it's still definitely good. This track comes off of the Lottery Winners On Acid EP, which isn't to be confused with the British-only single of the same name. This EP is a little teaser for us folks in the US, since their album Tragedy Rocks is only out in the UK so far. I'm told that it should be out in May, but I don't think the band even knows when. It'll be worth tracking down though. And please, go see them live if you get the chance. Incredible show.

You can pick up the EP from Amazon for 8 bucks. Highly recommended.

Comments

I saw these guys up close on their tour with Ash a week or two ago. My verdict: fucking lame. The first half of their set was a blatantly awful Interpol/Secret Machines imitation. The second half was the guy spitting ultra-lame coke-induced rants into a mic while hitting people in the audience in the heads with his guitar (multiple times, seriously.) This would be pretty rock if the audience was into it, but there was no connection at all. Fucking lame.

Posted by: G3K at March 30, 2005 01:17 AM

what did you expect for the crowd at an Ash show? Or were they Bravery fans too?

Posted by: robot mark at March 30, 2005 11:28 AM

I have to admit that it sort of cracks me up to think that people can--without a trace of sarcasm--accuse a particular band of "imitating Interpol and the Secret Machines." Kind of like blaming a laser copier for imitating a mimeograph machine, (or something to that effect).

Posted by: r.r. moerex at March 30, 2005 01:12 PM

pffffft they don't sound one bit like interpol. idiot

Posted by: monkeyfish at April 1, 2005 10:06 AM

Definitely dont sound like Interpol. And I can imagine the crowd at a Bravery show... oh wait, I was part of one. Definitely not great. They definitely sound better on the recording, I feel.

Except "Opposite Ends" is my least favorite of the five on the EP. I wonder why you chose that track?

Posted by: Jerry at April 1, 2005 01:18 PM
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