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POLVO - Cor-Crane Secret (1992 Merge)
indie rock \ noise rock \ post-hardcore \ math rock
"Much harder to pin down than their fellow North Carolinians Superchunk and Archers of Loaf, Polvo took Sonic Youth’s guitar investigations into alternative tunings not just to the next level, but up many levels beyond that. Equally crucial to their authentically unique sound was a reliance on an almost Beefheart-ish looseness that made each song sound as if it might fall to pieces at any minute, but was actually rather complex and, if you will, “tight” to the most discerning of ears. Then a knack for pretty hooks and air-moving heaviness rounded out the deal. Dressed more conservatively than even the frat-boyish Archers of Loaf, Polvo looked like the coworkers with whom one might begrudgingly spend an evening throwing darts or watching Monday Night Football. Truly killers in disguise, this quartet blasted out of nowhere with a debut that still sounds like it was made in the future; it’s one of the most powerful, heartfelt, and progressively experimental examples of indie rock’s natural impulse to shut out the rest of the world and follow whatever felt right. Each and every record in this book is essential, but Cor- Crane Secret belongs in the top drawer." - Gimme Indie Rock
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