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October 1, 2008

New caUSE Co-MOTION! - "Which Way Is Up?"

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When writing up Crystal Stilts earlier today, I mentioned label/city-mates caUSE Co-MOTION!, a quartet with a snotty, upbeat approach to stripped-down classic-seeming noise pop. Over the past three years they've released singles on various labels -- What's Yr Rupture?, Cape Shok, Can't Cope, Slumberland. They've collected these brief jangle anthems on It's Time, a recommended 14-track, 21-minute compilation coming out on Slumberland at the end of the month. You might hear some early Pastels, 14 Iced Bears, Comet Gain or less twee Crayon/way more twee Some Velvet Sidewalk in their sloppy, hyper, reverb-soaked sound. Maybe think of them as a male counterpoint to the Vivian Girls' updated K-punk/C86.

caUSE Co-MOTION - "Which Way Is Up?" (MP3)

You can sample more caUSE Co-MOTION! at their MySpace. Try the super "Only Fades Away," "I Lay Awake," "Who's Gonna Care?," etc.

It's Time!: Singles & EPs 2005-2008 is out 10/28 via Slumberland. They're heading out on tour with Crystal Stilts this week:

10/04 Brooklyn, NY @Death By Audio
10/23 New York, NY @ Pianos
11/01 San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe
11/02 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo / Part Time Punks
11/03 Oakland, CA @ House of Nostromo
11/04 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
11/05 Sacramento, CA @ Luigi's Fun Garden
11/06 Eugene, OR @ Samurai Duck
11/07 Portland, OR @ Holocene
11/08 Olympia, WA @ The Big Room
11/09 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey

[Photo by Sunny Shokrae]

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<3 <3 cAUSE co! TVPs-style -- sloppy, awesome songs!

Posted by: doorknobs at 10/01/08 5:31 PM  | Reply
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It's lame when bands don't capitalize things right. It makes them seem like they're trying to be all J-Pop or something.

Posted by: me at 10/01/08 10:43 PM  | Reply
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So true. Especially when there's nothing clever about the way it's done, or when it doesn't even start with a capital letter. I have a very orderly music folder, and damn it, I like proper nouns to start with a capital letter!

Yes, I am anal and both my mothers teach seventh grade English.

Posted by: Lethe  in reply to me's comment at 10/08/08 12:47 PM  | Reply
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I don't mean to be critical or judgmental about any form of art or expression. However this does not sound like anything I would enjoy listening to.

Posted by: jan at 10/22/08 12:54 PM  | Reply
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