Sunset
Valley
Goldbank
78 Stack (2004, Self-released)
Could
Sunset Valley be the missing link between say, Queens of the Stone
Age and Grandaddy, or more importantly was there even such a void
to begin with? Probably not, but regardless Sunset aren’t
as overtly derivative as that last blurb might imply. In fact, this
Portland, OR quintet don’t particularly strive for any motif,
rather their idiosyncrasies present themselves more accidentally
than deliberate. 'Candy Stairs' and the album’s kick-off title
track are slothy enough to give the stoners their jollies, the comparatively
swift and assertive 'Blow Up' conjures up the vibe of latter-era
Urge Overkill, while the lightheaded 'Deadhorse Waterloo' is a cosmically
classic-rock entity unto itself. As a whole Goldbank 78 Stack resides
amidst a post-slacker subtext that has all the makings of a college-dorm
staple…and then some.
-Neal
Agneta 10/18/05
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