Separation Anxieties I remember seeking out this album after
reading an amazing review on Pitchfork--and then I realized
I found the right band, but the wrong album (they gave this
one a 2/10.) This stuff comes off at times sounding like an
amalgamation of Faith No More
and Shudder to Think--neither
of which is necessarily bad on its own, but make strange bedfellows.
And, honestly, that kinda sums up 12 Rods; strange. The lead
singer sounds as if he once rocked with the best of them,
but had a lobotomy along the way somewhere. His slightly robotic
delivery sounds like an 80's Kermit the Frog trapped in the
body of Ozzy Osborne. The music has a definite throwback sound,
and their lyrics are pretty jokey and oddly homoerotic at
times. I think they think singing about gay shit is funny,
but it's kinda embarrassing when playing the stuff out loud.
Anyway, it's sort of interesting, but wears on you after multiple
listens and is ultimately tossable.
