• Search

Warning: include(/var/www/ink19/www/issues_F/98_04/~issue.html) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/ink19/apps/lib-1.0-ink19/~includes/otto/left_links.php on line 42

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '/var/www/ink19/www/issues_F/98_04/~issue.html' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear') in /home/ink19/apps/lib-1.0-ink19/~includes/otto/left_links.php on line 42

Hellbender

Con Limon

Reservoir

This is a band I can totally sink my teeth into. Gritty, melodic, and warm in a way both familiar and fresh. The songs are solid and rock nicely. Amazingly well-written personal lyrics and great vocals to boot. This was an instant favorite as soon as I heard it -- memorable all the way through. I wish I had paid more attention to their interview in Muddle a while back.

I haven't quite been able to put my finger on exactly what this sounds like. Describing music can be unfairly difficult sometimes, especially if you really like something. I hear Hellbender almost as an eighth cousin twice removed from Jawbreaker and Clairmel, but not really. Still, it falls in that high-caliber post-punk area. You'll love it. Highly recommended. Reservoir, P.O. Box 790366, Middle Village, NY 11379-0366

--Andrew Chadwick