Category: Coma Coma
Coma Coma, Jodie Treloar, and Six Star General at Cup Defenders
with Doris Duke and Ringwald
Mollypalooza! Benefit for Almost Home Rescue
$10
2pm Backyard BBQ
Cup Defenders
230 Wood Street
Bristol, RI
7pm
The Noise reviews I am Tom Cummins, Suicide Bill & the Liquors, and Coma Coma
SUICIDE BILL & THE LIQUORS Cricket Wisdom
12 tracks
Low-budget Big Star worship abounds here. The fact that this is their fifth album and it sounds like a clunky demo might be worrisome to some, but I think it works. They never land square on the beat, their timing is always slightly off, the solos have duff lines here and there, the vocals slip out of tune, and it always sounds like it’s all happening in a basement next to a leaky water heater. These guys are not swashbucklers, they’re bunglers, but endearing bunglers with decent record collections and open hearts who probably remember their friends’ birthdays. Most of the songs are about how girls don’t dig them, which is cool. A few of the songs – funny/sad power-popper “No Friends,” the Husker-y “Cool Fail” – would be hits if somebody, you know, more competent recorded them. Overall, I’d say Cricket Wisdom squeaks by on low-watt charm. It’s not as good as I’d like it to be, but what is these days? (Sleazegrinder)
I AM TOM CUMMINS Holiday 3-Pak
3 tracks
A cruel person might suggest that “Squirrel Song,” with its ukulele accompaniment and spacy keyboards, is like something a mentally challenged person might conjure up—but I beg to differ; it takes a good deal of talent to come up with and put across this faux-naif approach. “Downy Woodpecker” is another supposedly poignant encomium to the natural world, replete with aah-ing chorus. “Resolve to Start Again” is a bit like a terminally depressed Mr. Rogers decrying the commercialism of the Christmas season. Short and sweet, but, all in all, a bit twee for my taste. (Francis DiMenno)
COMA COMA The New American Dream
10 tracks
If you like indie rock, I would say this album is above par. I’m not sure why, I just feel like if you like stuff like this, it’s a prime example. The end. (Sleazegrinder)
Coma Coma, Sam Hill, and Suicide Bill at Firehouse 13
with Jets Can’t Land
Firehouse 13
41 Central St
Providence, RI
9pm
$5
Coma Coma ‘New American Dream’ review in Motif Magazine
Coma Coma – New American Dream (75orLess Records)
Coma Coma have always reminded me of late ’90s alternative rock bands like Radiohead and Hum. Coma Coma works the quiet verse to loud chorus formula with “Warning From The Outside” with mediocre results. The verse lingers too long and doesn’t really have the punch to carry it to the chorus. On the other hand, “Lost in The Slow Decay” excels in this format because it is stronger both musically and lyrically. Even better is “21st Century Savior,” which between its sing-a-long from the ledge chorus to the stoner rock guitar sorcery, might be the best thing that Coma Coma has ever done! New American Dream closes with “Letter to Your Former Self,” which is a 9-minute opus that channels Pink Floyd and Sonic Youth with an outro that is an indie rock version of “Free Bird.”
Further Down the Road, Classic Ruins, Silver Screams, and Coma Coma will drop the hammer at AS220 on Feb 20.
All 19 of the 2014 Releases
Coma Coma New American Dream
75OL-194 Coma Coma – New American Dream CD
Digital download is available here
$7.00 S&H Included
Track Listing
1. No In Between
2. Last Night
3. Warning From The Outside
4. Lost in the Slow Decay
5. 21st Century Savior
6. Claustrophobic
7. Chicago
8. Bat Bat Bat
9. Syndrome
10. Letter to Your Former Self
New American Dream is the second full length release from Rhode Island indie rock trio Coma Coma. The album blends elements of punk, math, psychedelic, stoner rock and beyond, to create a sound that is as unique as the individual members themselves. Influences include artists such as Built to Spill, Fugazi, Neil Young, Mike Watt, Miles Davis and Deerhoof, just to name a few.
Coma Coma Cd Release Show, Pom Pom, Six Star General, and Jodie Treloar at The Parlour
Coma Coma’s cd release show for “The New American Dream”
The Parlour
North Main Street
Providence, RI
9pm
Vertical Twin and Coma Coma at Dusk
with Jets Can’t Land
Dusk
Harris Ave
Providence, RI
9pm
Coma Coma and Vertical Twin at Jimmy’s
with Able Thought
Jimmy’s Saloon
Memorial Blvd.
Newport, RI
9pm
Coma Coma, Vertical Twin, & Six Star General at Defender’s Cup
as part of the annual Mollypalooza! in Bristol, RI.
Defenders Cup
Wood St
Bristol, RI