Tru (Brown Vinyl) [VINYL]

Compared to its 2013 predecessor "Am", "Tru" is less late-’80s Dino Jr., more early-’90s Sebadoh: While Ovlov are still as wonderfully wooly ever, they’re unleashing the noise in more purposeful, sculpted spurts and displaying a greater willingness to let their melodies sparkle through the clouds of distortion. Tuneful, feedback-slathered surges like “Half Way Fine” and “Spright” feel as comfortable as a beaten-up pair of Chuck Taylors, introducing dramatic dynamic shifts and savvy melodic change-ups to keep you on your toes. You may not always be able to make out Hartlett’s lyrics amid the cyclonic fuzz, but the despondence and disillusionment in his voice always cut through loud and clear. And when he can’t quite find the right words, he and fellow guitarist Morgan Luzzi unleash that simmering angst through nonverbal means, like the roiling guitar tsunami that brings the hazy-headed “Baby Alligator” to a cataclysmic close. Product Details Artist: OVLOV Title: Tru (Brown Vinyl) Catalogue Number: LP-EIS-080C Barcode: 843563185735 Label: EXPLODING IN SOUND RECORDS Tracklisting A1. Baby Alligator A2. Half Way Fine A3. The Best Of You A4. Spright A5. Stick B1. Tru Punk B2. Fast G B3. Short Morgan B4. Grab It From The Garden