Get Laid

Pretty Weathered (2009)

Brian Shultz

Get Laid have a weird mashup of styles on their Pretty Weathered EP--everything from '80s hardcore to spazzy thrash-punk and frenetic '90s post-hardcore. Somehow, it works.

If all this wasn't enough, "FU Barbarian" adds a throbbing, doomy hardcore vibe to a band that's already dousing their songs with frantic, Jehu-style guitars and sharp, snarled female vocals at the forefront. "Jump Off" is thinner but ridiculously erratic for most of it before going into a slower-burning path. Closer "Dear New York" finds a way to integrate a punishing mid-song breakdown but with crooked guitars. Overall, it kinda reminds me of a crustier take on the old Red Knife Lottery stuff.

There's an interesting enough collision of styles and modes on this EP to make it interesting despite its inherent disarray.

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FU Barbarian
Decca A.D