1st March 2010

Audio with 9 plays

Capsize 7 - Johnny Falcon
Horsefly (Pig Zen Space)

As I started listening to this record, I thought “This sounds like some lost great 90s alternative record.”  Well, apparently, it is.  Recorded in 1996 in Encinitas, California, Horsefly is Capsize 7’s second record ever, apparently, their first released in 1995, and it’s pretty awesome, especially for anyone yearning for the glory days of college radio when bands like Polvo and Jawbox were what shit was all about.

Angular guitars; simple, effective harmonies; and a great interplay between the bass and the drums that creates a sort of juggling effect, as focus bounces back and forth between each part, leading to a pretty gnarly whole.

The guitarist is now in Blag’ard, so I’d be surprised if anything else came out under the Capsize 7 moniker, but, hey, maybe there’s another lost record lying around somewhere.  There’s always hope, right?

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