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For the higher a part of a decade, Adam Elliott bashed the drums and howled his lungs out as one-third of the Columbus lo-fi pop-rock band Instances New Viking, main lights of the scene now regrettably(?) remembered as “shitgaze.” TNV recorded for a number of the biggest file labels on the earth — Siltbreeze, Matador, Merge — within the course of carrying the torch for his or her metropolis’s storied scuzz-rock heritage. Like Sonic Youth trying twee indiepop and run by way of Guided By Voices’ mangled tape recorder, they performed rocket-fueled, static-laden, extremely hooky songs, rendering refined art-school concepts in uncooked, primitive style. They had been so nice.

When TNV’s buzz-band second was over, they went their separate methods. Guitarist Jared Phillips moved to Cleveland and joined forces with Columbus icon Ron Home (Nice Plains, Thomas Jefferson Slave Residences) in a band referred to as Counter Intuits. Beth Murphy headed to Memphis and ultimately launched a file as The Woman In Instances New Viking. And Elliott, after drumming for his brother Kevin’s band Connections for some time, began his personal undertaking referred to as Lengthy Odds.

Right now Lengthy Odds launched their debut album, an eight-song assortment referred to as Nice Thread. On first hear, these tracks aren’t going to scorch your eardrums like “Cranium vs. Wizard” or “My Head,” however they could burrow their approach into your consciousness all the identical. It’s good to listen to Elliott’s voice once more, nonetheless spinning droning, hypnotic melodies, now on tunes that commerce out the youthful vigor of Instances New Viking for one thing extra affected person and plaintive. (Not so affected person and plaintive that you simply’d mistake “Each Sides Now” for a Joni Mitchell cowl, although.) Hear under.

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