ARTiST : Oxford Collapse
ALBUM : A Good Ground
LABEL : Kanine Records
GENRE : Indie
ENCODER : Lame 3.90 / APS
QUALiTY : VBRkbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
RELEASE : Apr-11-2005
STREET : Jun-07-2005
SOURCE : CDDA
TYPE : Album
PLAYTIME : 39:46 min
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[#] [Track Name] [Time]
01. Empty Fields 01:13
02. Prop Cars 03:04
03. Last American Virgin 03:08
04. The Boys Go Home 04:08
05. Dusty Horses Practice 03:47
06. Cracks in the Causeway 04:00
07. Flora Y Fauna 01:36
08. Proofreading 03:56
09. Flaws 04:00
10. No Great Shakes 03:17
11. Volunteers 02:37
12. Keep 'em in a Canyon 05:00
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Oxford Collapse's music has been described as highly
danceable, spastic, punk-funk, chaotic while the band has been
described as young firebrands and nerds who dress wrong. While
the music telegraphs a passion for the last two decades of
American indie rock exuberance looking to bands like The
Embarrassment, Mission of Burma, Pylon and the Feelies- it's
inimitable. Coming out of Brooklyn, NY, they aren't obsessed
with 80s moodiness, nor a Stones or Hot Hot Heat rip-off; CD
Baby summed it up well when it said: "This band will dash your
mundane mainstream rock blues against the jagged rock of
originality. Hark! We have a musical voice that stands out."
The wired trio - Mike Pace, guitars and vocals, Dan Fetherson,
drums & Adam Rizer, bass- has released an EP that could
scarcely contain all they wanted to share. It was extremely
well received by college radio, spending over 5 weeks in the
Top 50. Following up with their full-length release, Some
Wilderness on Kanine Records, Oxford Collapse shows a more
mature sound that is still true to their punk, dance roots.
Oxford Collapse could have happened anywhere and anytime
between 1980 and today, but it's coming out of New York City,
it's right now, and it's leaving the dry, predictable status
quo in emerging hipster music hanging in peril.