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CD Review (Betwixt)
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BETWIXT
The Salty Tang (Archenemy)
This Boston foursome’s second album is a twisted, yet thoroughly beguiling mess of a form-free pop with jaunty guitar and haunting groans of cello splintering the songs. The disarmingly playful and oddly sinister voice of Leah Callahan is the sweetly unruffled force that holds together these 10 songs, most notably on “Melvin Belron’s Wedding” and “Dead Animals.” Guitarist Tom Devaney and drummer Dave Nelson help establish The Salty Tang’s Richly textured, jazz-like identity, which is fractured by found sounds, random percussion and eerie washes of noise. This beautifully strange record, which is lodged tightly in the gorge that divides avant-pop and art-damaged rock, is elusive and challenging enough to puzzle and enchant even the most fickle listeners. -- Glen Sansone
For Fans Of: early Throwing Muses, Morphine, Turkish Delight
Recommended Tracks: "Jailbreak '98-'99," "Sound Of America," "Spencer For Hire," "Merkin"
Contact: Jaime, Dean, Jay (planetary Group)
Phone: 617.451.0444
Email: mather@planetary group.com
Fax: 617.451.0888
Release Date: September 27; at radio now
08/30/99
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