When Sentai started, I was worried I was in for a (bad) session of noise drowning out cheeky electro-twinged synth lines. In the end, though, it was quite good–albeit with some rough edges–and could be (underwhelmingly) described as glitzed punk rock (the good kind).
S PRCSS was, as expected, excellent. The two excellent guitars created some interesting, and very subtle, sounds that kept me focused, probably at the cost of their bass and drums. Oh well.
Incredible material from an incredible musician. It is amazing anyone pays attention to European(-derived) rhythms.
Wondering why I have not mentioned the other bands at this year’s Planet Arlington? It is because they lacked a certain thing I like to call quality.
I came for Carol Bui, but missed her as I usually do when she opens (stop opening!).
The noteworthiest part of this show is the continued climb of tired sounds. Both Pash and Exit Clov excel at sounding like standard mid- to late 1990s college-radio female-lead bands. I have no idea why this trend is happening, and why it attracts such a crowd. In any event, the lead singer of Pash has a great voice–kind of the female equivalent of the lead singer of Convertible Jennifers (MD). I should note that I enjoyed Pash’s latest album enough.