So often it's said that live music shows different and more complete pictures of bands, and the bonus live recordings from this reissue of Giant Squid's first ever EP, Monster In The Creek (Translation Loss Records) affirms that point with gusto. This Texan / San Francisco quartet is now shorn of Aurielle Zeitler, the female vocalist of the original issue of Monster in the Creek (Translation Loss Recordings), but still purveys the blend of progressive madness and melancholy beauty on show here: organ parts, jazz-like flurries, and winsome vocals from Zeitler combatting the angry vitriol of male vocalist Aaron John Gregory. Continue reading
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