A Frames "A Frames"

Hey, bands that start with letters, all right.



It would be kinda dumb for me to spend the whole time talking about how much I love this record. If you don't have it, you should. It's a no-brainer.



I think this is my favourite A-Frames record. It feels more urgent than others. I might also say that it's a bit poppy. The instruments all sound perfect. The guitar and bass are ferocious. The drums are crisp. The songs seem to be sci-fi love songs. Like maybe how Pillip K. Dick would've written love songs. Paranoid.



When I first got this record I was so obsessed with it that I kept giving away my copies as presents. "Oh, it's your birthday? You should have this record." "Oh, it's Tuesday? You should have this record." I even gave a copy of it to a small child. I don't know if he still has it, but I like to think that there's this 13 year old rocking his copy of it late at night and alone.



Woah, cool sounding phasor.



The first time I saw this band, was at some "working class" themed bar in Seattle (I don't remember the name of it and I don't think it exists anymore and who cares). They were all wearing bright orange jumpsuits. It was definitely different than what I was used to. I mean, what is a No-bot? There's no such thing (yet?) as a yes-bot. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3. . .The language of the no-bot?



Flip record. . .



Empty Particles. Is this possible? What would an empty particle look like? Am I an empty particle? Probably.



Shortly after this came out, there was this glut of these terrible "angular" "post-punk" type bands. I never really got it. What I mean, is that most of those bands didn't get it. The thing with The A Frames is that they always seemed genuine in what they were doing. I think that "Surveilance" is an horribly depressing song. It feels like there's real emotion in it. That is a tall order when you are delivering songs like this.



Is "Test Tube Baby" a dis song? I hope so. His little yelp before the solo almost tricks you. "Woooo, we are a rawk band and you are not." Who are they calling a test tube baby? I wonder what it's like to find out that you are a test tube baby. You'd never have to grapple with the image of your parents having sex as a teenager which would be pretty cool. But, I bet it would taint your life.



Yes! More of that phasor. So cool sounding. Then, a bunch of 3s and we're done (I think).