Name: Nub
Album: Hopper
Year: 1993
Style: Indie Alternative
Similar Bands: Skeleton Key, Tomahawk, Dismemberment Plan, Ned's Atomic Dustbin
"One-Word" Review: Off-Timed Sludge
Based Out Of: UK
Label: Planet Records
Hopper - Cover & Record
Hopper - Back & Record
Hopper (1993)
- Touchsmoke 3:21
- Cabin 4:03 /
- Rodan 4:12
- D.Q. 4:41
Album Rating (1-10): 7.0
Members & Other Bands:
Martin Nichols - Recording
Rachel Hughes - Sleeve Design
Tim Ineson - Vox, Guitar (Lake Situation, Seals)
Adam Ineson - Guitar
Nat Saunders - Bass
Jeff Gerhardt - Drums
Unknown-ness: I’ve never heard of this band. But while on vacation to the
UK, stopping at an OxFam thrift store, I was on the hunt for anything that
looked vaguely interesting and was local to the UK. So this, especially with a
nice “alternative” year 1993, made the perfect specimen. I liked the black and white artwork, and it
was priced right @ 0.49 pounds. Assuming it is some sort of folksy, lo-fi indie
project, since it does not have that shiny early 90’s brit-pop look to it.
Album Review: “Touchsmoke”
starts off with a rocking, disjointed bass and guitar section, that sounds like
calculated math rock or maybe a little like a sedated Primus. It reminds me of
Skeleton Key, and a perhaps little of Tomahawk. The lyrics are spoken over the
music, almost as an apologic afterthought. I like the rhythm it follows. It
ends on an off-key guitar chord
“Cabin” also
follows suit with a calculated stuttering rhythm that is unnatural, yet
enticing. The vocals have a little more melody to them, and the song builds in
the chorus with equal parts low end bass and chugging, fuzzy guitars.
“Rodan” has a slow
start with watery bass and kind of Joy Division-like spoken vocals. The music
becomes aggressive and heavy around the minute mark, and quickly backs off for
a return to the shoe-gazing atmospheric mood of the start. There is an overall
mystic, light versus dark atmosphere to the song.
“D.Q.” has
another slow, slightly off timed, side to side droning, building make up to the
song. The vocals are started off as spoken, but for the chorus, they transition
to a fuzzed out Ned’s Atomic Dustbin cousin. The chorus is very catchy and
brings a wall of distorted guitar power.
Stand Out Track: D.Q.
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