The musician credits on the album allude me, but if we’re to believe the band photos posted elsewhere there’s 6 people in this band. No way. Not that a band needs to ‘justify’ the existence of their members but if you’re having that many people in your orbit there’s a lot more ways to get better bang for your buck. Add an organ or saxophone or something! Something if not dynamic range or energy.
If that hasn’t said enough, track Small Man Big House is insufferable- a Dead Milkmen’s Bitchin’ Camero minus the humor or even musicianship. In the canon of rock songs about being a musician, it rivals Bob Seeger in mindlessness.
The guitar riffs and tones are completely indistinct, the skits are corny and uninspired. It’s all attitude abuse and 8th notes. I’m only surprised they’re not famous.
Lacking, flat and drowned in vocal put-ons, Here Comes More Bad News is all ornamental Punk tropes atop an alt rock chassis that, whether justified or not, fell out of fashion 10 years ago.
For fans of: Frankie and The Witch Fingers, Wavves, Thee Oh Sees
Like Spiritual Cramp? Give these a listen: Shark?, Crack Cloud, Dead Milkmen
The Resident Sound 