Heavy Heavy Low Low – Turtle Nipple And The Toxic Shock

Haha, these guys’ second album has such a funny title. Almost just as funny as some of the song titles on here (“Hahahahahaha”, “3000, 100 points, 100pts., Gummy Octopi”). It simply screams ‘look at us for we are so fascinating’. Wink wink nudge nudge. And just like the uglyass album art, the song and album titles, their music is very annoying. That’s pretty much the key phrase here that ties it all together… annoying.

Apparently the band (Heavy Heavy Low Low… how hilarious!) are very happy with the album because they as a band wanted all of their differences and quirks represented. And that’s exactly what they did on “Turtle Nipple And The Toxic Shock”. Unfortunately this leads to an unlistenable album filled with spazzed out rhythms and shards of noise that does nothing but rub me the wrong way whenever a new and probably extremely witty song starts up its engine and races by. And by the time the Black Flag cover “Wasted” kicks in, these guys have already left me behind catching my breath miles ago.
Score: 2 out of 10
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