Fruited Planes Dismal Nitch LP
FRUITED PLANES play what sounds to me like ’90s indie rock, with a few shades of psych around the edges. The closest thing I can compare it to is the more straight-ahead end of FRANK BLACK’s solo work, minus the genius part. This Portland four-piece includes former members of MARZIPAN, PERNICIOUS KNIFS, MONOSHOCK, EAT SKULL, MOUTH PAINTER, and other bands that I had never heard of. Listening to this album feels like seeing a random band added to a punk bill and wondering why the fuck they’re opening, while everyone else talks through the set or hangs out in the parking lot. It’s not the worst thing in the world, but I’d use this time to stand in line at the bar.