Track Listing 1. Alice the Goon 2. Rhino, The 3. When the Going Gets Dark 4. I Don't Know You Anymore 5. Peace & Love 6. Beyond the Sky 7. Presto-Change-O 8. Poverty Sucks 9. Merry X-Mas 10. Death Culture Blues 11. Invisible Star
| Details | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Quasi continues its streak of smart, gloriously off-kilter indie-rock with 2006's WHEN THE GOING GETS DARK. The Pacific Northwest duo, consisting of former husband-and-wife team Sam Coomes (Heatmiser) and Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney), offer up 11 tracks ranging in style from lumbering rockers (the pounding "Alice the Goon") to lo-fi pop ditties (the harmony-laden "Peace and Love"). Weiss, with her hard-hitting percussion and subtle background vocals, is the group's secret weapon, leaving singer/multi-instrumentalist Coomes, armed with his plaintive yelp and elliptical lyrics, to handle all other duties (primarily bass and piano). Displaying a disdain for typical song structures and a penchant for distortion, DARK proves that Quasi, much to its credit, has no intention of making its restless sound more accessible.
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