It's not often you come across a band like Capgun Coup. Yes, there are fuzz-pop bands around. Yes, they're pretty good. But do they make albums that are as fun to listen to as they are rewarding? I haven't found one. Apart, that is, from Capgun Coup.
Maudlin is a lot more consistent than its predecessor, but don't take that to mean they've lost that ramshackle charm. Oh no. Instead, they've just sharpened the edges, added a little more feedback, a little more spunk, and kept the tongue firmly in cheek. Bad Bands is a case in point. Fuzzy, distorted, and remarkably catchy, it stands up easily against their previous Adorable Doorsteps. For Fish is the only ill-advised track, sliding into territory of the irritatingly discordant. Following track When I'm Gone thankfully leads us back into the usual jauntiness and we can sigh in relief, right before we're thrown again by the melancholic Breaks No Heart Of Mine, which sounds more like Lua-era Bright Eyes than it does the previous offering. But Now That I'm Home really shows them up as a great band. It's one of the best songs on the album, playing to the band's strengths in sharp lyricism and off-kilter rhythm. No, there isn't another band like Capgun Coup. And when they make albums as good as this, we don't really want one.
Mollx
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