Sperm Donor –
Accidental Incest (2013)
Review by Jude
Felton
New Haven’s
Sperm Donor has a wicked sense of humor, in case you hadn’t guessed. However,
they don’t let this get in the way of penning some damned fine tunes. Humor in
music is just fine and dandy, just as long as it isn’t the focus of the band’s
output. It’s a fine line to tread and Sperm Donor stomp all over this line, and
laugh at the mess they make.
The first
thing I should mention, after the first thing I already mentioned, is that for
once I actually get to review a vinyl record, as opposed to a digital download.
Sure, I have plenty of vinyl at home, and some of the albums/singles I have
reviewed, however it was the digital version that got coverage, with me
spending a few sheckles after. This time out though, the first time I listened
to Accidental Incest was on glorious vinyl and, believe me, this is the way to
listen to it.
Sperm Donor delivers
a pounding punk/noise/sludgy hybrid, that’s all fuzzy guitar, thumping rhythm
and screaming vocals, and it’s a blast to listen to. Opening with the
charmingly titled ‘She fucked Kevin Bacon’ and closing with ‘Track 7’, which is
actually track 9, they don’t mess about with epics, instead getting in and out
in 5 minutes or less.
It’s what
they pack into these 5 minutes (only one track is around 5 minutes, with the
rest being 3 or less) that counts though. There’s a bristling energy, even when
they slow things right down to an almost dirge-like crawl, and before you know
it they are firing on all cylinders again.
Accidental
Incest is an album to have fun with, whilst still enjoying some great tunes, so
get in there and feel the noise!
Track List:
1. She fucked Kevin Bacon
2. Compulsive Fornicator
3. So Long Motherfuckers
4. Dolly Parton
5. Endless Forget
6. Song X
7. Human Warehouse
8. Bertold
9. Track 7
Accidental Incest is available on vinyl and digital here.
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