[SONGS OF THE DECADE] #79 Pissed Jeans – False Jesii Part 2

Posted on | October 13, 2009 | No Comments

SONGS OF THE DECADE #79

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Pissed Jeans – False Jesii Part 2 (2009)

Pissed Jeans made a fantastic, unexpected leap into maturity with King of Jeans, and the crown jewel was opening track. The best noise rocker since the heyday of the Jesus Lizard, it was a perfectly-timed spike in the drink of placid (and flaccid) late-2000s indie rock. The lyrics were pretty much unintelligible, the guitars were scary, the production was as ominous as TV on the Radio but with thrice the intensity. It came at the perfect time too, which is half the fun. There’s a time to be Sum 41 stupid, but there’s also a time to be Ramones stupid. Now is certainly one of those times. And the Pissed Jeans are a lot smarter (in a stupid way) than most bands past or present. Hell, Matt Korvette can even keep up with Dave Yow, vocal tick for vocal tick.

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