Category: Coma Coma
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 ‘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 – Happy Man live video (Sparklehorse cover)
Coma Coma – Chateau Rex
75OL-088 Coma Coma – Chateau Rex CD
$7.00 S&H Included
Track Listing
- Fourth of July
- Cheap Disguise
- Lightning Bolt
- Argyle Satellite
- Poor Emily
- 1924
- Bored
- Had to be There
- Metaphysical Mistake
- On a Clear Day
- Outer Space
- Chateau Rex
The full length debut from the Rhode Island-based trio incoporates all three members musical ideas and sound. Recorded at Summing Point in Newport, RI by Scott Rancourt in the winter of 2009-10, the album offers an eclectic look into the bands unique style of stoner/math rock. Influences include Fugazi, Radiohead, Jawbox, and Silkworm.
Coma Coma – Live at Jakes
75OL-061 Coma Coma – Live at Jakes CD
$7.00 S&H Included
Track Listing
- Baby Bitch (Ween)
- Bored
- Popsichemical
- 4th of July
- Cheap Disguise
- Mistake
- On a Clear Day
Coma Coma’s “Live at Jakes” is filled with the raw, yet complex sound that one has come to expect when listening to this band. A quick follow up to their debut EP, the improvised guitar solos meld seamlessly with a pulsating rhythm section that explores their sonic landscape, while the organic vocals give the songs direction. Recorded live at the late, lamented Providence venue in December 2008 by Jeff Bright from Sambello Studios.
Limited to 75 silkscreen copies
Coma Coma – Does Your Remote Control Have a Remote Control?
75OL-053 Coma Coma – Does Your Remote Control Have a Remote Control? CD
Limited to 150 silkscreen copies
$7.00 S&H Included
Track Listing
- Binary Code
- Urban Death Maze
- Plastic Goldfish
- The Politician
- Popsichemicle
- You’ll Find Out
Coma Coma’s “Does Your Remote Control Have A Remote Control?”. Their debut release, a co-release with Redtide Records, consists of 6 songs over 26 minutes and was recorded by the trio at Satellite Studios with veteran rocker Emerson Torrey (The Raindogs, The Schemers, The Dino Club) as engineer. The end result is six creative and energetic tracks fueled by large quantities of cheap beer. Some influences include the Flaming Lips, Pavement, Fugazi, and the Super Furry Animals.