The Reports
“Bill Wyman Metal Detector” b/w “Attleboro Trailers” 7”
Ride the Snake Records
On the a-side the vocals drip with Ian Curtis cynicism but the drums push the tempo way past Joy Division speed. The bass is high in the mix, like a rhythm guitar track, and the lead guitar is firing off sixteenth notes that sounded like Dick Dale at first but now sound more like the early Chills (the former: noon, the latter: midnight). It’s one of those rare songs that grabbed me the first time and reveals something different each time. The b-side is good, though it lacks the twists and turns of “Bill Wyman.”
— Mike Faloon
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