NERVES
New Animal (Thrill Jockey)
Reviewed by John Sekerka

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Unlike anything else on the Thrill Jockey label, the Nerves harken back to a simpler time of music when urgent punk cries ruled the lands. Aptly named, the Nerves are an itchy, twitchy lot, cranking out short garagy bursts of manic energy, well suited to the early CBGB's scene, and enjoying some form of success in the right circles these days with the likes of The Murder City Devils. There's something awfully familiar about the sound, somewhere between Television and Gun Club, though never falling into any retro crap trap. The Nerves make happening, original music that will hopefully find an audience.

© 2000 - John Sekerka