Iceland’s most known musical export is Björk and I’m not exactly a fan. So automatically I was kinda hesitant of Dust seeing as they too hail from Iceland. Yes, I’m a prejudiced prick. These guys formed in 2002 and – according to the label - ‘found themselves on the shores of West Coast America’ only to then call it quits in the beginning of 2003. Apparently they had lost each other again.
They then went on to form other bands with vocalist Dave Dunn starting Envy of Nona and the rest of the band going on their merry way to form Corona… uh Canora. Fast forward a bit until Envy of Nona breaks up at which point Dave Dunn wipes the dust off of Dust with the help of some new faces. They quickly record a new album with some old songs and a couple of new ones and call it ‘Radio Killer” because they don’t like the music that’s being played on the radio.
Which is funny because they try really their hardest to sound like every other shitty American modern rock band. Unfortunately Dust manages to sound even worse than 90% of said shitty bands. The album even includes the cheesiest ballad I’ve come across in years… which just so happens to be the song they made a music video for. Check it out on YouTube, it’s good for a laugh. Anyway, not a big fan of Iceland anymore… until the next Minus album comes out that is.
Score: 2 out of 10
http://www.tomkatrecords.com
http://www.dustrocks.com
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