Word is that the 90's are next up for the post-whatever sound treatment. In particular Grunge is making a comeback. Or so 'they' say. Personally I couldn't give a shit. This whole Post-Rock, Post-Punk, Post-Age Stamp bollox gets on my nerves. If a song shares a sound with something that was released ten, twenty, thirty years ago then it's because we're influenced by something we heard which seeps into something else we may create, if we had the drive or inclination to do it. The whole revisionist angle is created by the record company's and the media, because they're too lazy to describe the sound properly.
That said it does give me the chance to post two tracks that I'm loving at the moment.
Janes Addiction weren't Grunge, they had split by the time the flannel and plaid brigade hit these shores, but they influenced a lot of the 'alternative rock' bands that made up the Grunge movement. They've reformed, for I think the third time, and are due to tour with Nine Inch Nails on the NINja Tour. To promote this they've released a couple of new tunes, produced by NIN's Trent Reznor. The best of these is 'Chip Away'. It's got a thumping drum and guitars and that's enough to keep me happy.
The other track is Nine Black Alps new single 'Buy Nothing'. They're not Grunge at all, but I'm sure they'll be cited as one of the 'new' bands driving the Nu Grunge sound forward, if and when the NME decide it's time. It's ace anyway
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