Comments on: First Listen: The Austerity Program’s Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn EP http://10listens.com/2010/03/24/first-listen-the-austerity-programs-backsliders-and-apostates-will-burn-ep/ Changing music criticism. Mon, 07 May 2012 20:03:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Austerity Program: Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn EP « 10 Listens http://10listens.com/2010/03/24/first-listen-the-austerity-programs-backsliders-and-apostates-will-burn-ep/comment-page-1/#comment-839 The Austerity Program: Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn EP « 10 Listens Tue, 04 May 2010 18:24:54 +0000 http://10listens.com/?p=646#comment-839 [...] In my first listen review I couldn’t find enough good things to say about this release. And over a month later I still feel the same way. These four tracks have secured a spot in my daily playlist, and part of the reason is that The Austerity Program has crafted an EP that is a cathartic release. “Song 27,” for example, is the depressed lament of an anthropomorphic rabbit peddling sugary kids’ cereal. At just over four minutes it’s the shortest offering on the record. . The ending here is one of the best, with pummeling bass and periodic guitar squeals. Finally, Foley says, “I ain’t finished yet / No, this shit ain’t over………..not by a long shot,” upon which the band leap in to one final display of speed and power before ending. There’s still one more track on the EP, but I take it to mean that The Austerity Program could actually keep up this pace for as long as they like. [...] [...] In my first listen review I couldn’t find enough good things to say about this release. And over a month later I still feel the same way. These four tracks have secured a spot in my daily playlist, and part of the reason is that The Austerity Program has crafted an EP that is a cathartic release. “Song 27,” for example, is the depressed lament of an anthropomorphic rabbit peddling sugary kids’ cereal. At just over four minutes it’s the shortest offering on the record. . The ending here is one of the best, with pummeling bass and periodic guitar squeals. Finally, Foley says, “I ain’t finished yet / No, this shit ain’t over………..not by a long shot,” upon which the band leap in to one final display of speed and power before ending. There’s still one more track on the EP, but I take it to mean that The Austerity Program could actually keep up this pace for as long as they like. [...]

]]> By: DEAN BLUMBERG » The Austerity Program is AMAZING! http://10listens.com/2010/03/24/first-listen-the-austerity-programs-backsliders-and-apostates-will-burn-ep/comment-page-1/#comment-431 DEAN BLUMBERG » The Austerity Program is AMAZING! Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:47:11 +0000 http://10listens.com/?p=646#comment-431 [...] This is definitely for fans of Shellac/Slint/early Touch & Go stuff. The Austerity Program is two guys and a drum machine, and apparently they are both family guys with kids and advanced degrees. This is family-man punk rock. Take that Henry Rollins! You can read my initial response to their new EP here. [...] [...] This is definitely for fans of Shellac/Slint/early Touch & Go stuff. The Austerity Program is two guys and a drum machine, and apparently they are both family guys with kids and advanced degrees. This is family-man punk rock. Take that Henry Rollins! You can read my initial response to their new EP here. [...]

]]> By: Jeff Laughlin http://10listens.com/2010/03/24/first-listen-the-austerity-programs-backsliders-and-apostates-will-burn-ep/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Jeff Laughlin Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:29:05 +0000 http://10listens.com/?p=646#comment-424 Holy shit, this EP is fucking awesome. It actually made me feel like I could crush people on the train and get away with it once the cops heard the first song. Me: Officer, listen to THIS. Officer of the law: Oh, shit. EXONERATED. Me: Word. Crushed Person: gurgle. Holy shit, this EP is fucking awesome. It actually made me feel like I could crush people on the train and get away with it once the cops heard the first song.

Me: Officer, listen to THIS.
Officer of the law: Oh, shit. EXONERATED.
Me: Word.
Crushed Person: gurgle.

]]> By: Tweets that mention First Listen: The Austerity Program’s Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn EP « 10 Listens -- Topsy.com http://10listens.com/2010/03/24/first-listen-the-austerity-programs-backsliders-and-apostates-will-burn-ep/comment-page-1/#comment-417 Tweets that mention First Listen: The Austerity Program’s Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn EP « 10 Listens -- Topsy.com Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:36:36 +0000 http://10listens.com/?p=646#comment-417 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Blue Collar Distro, Hydra Head and 10 Listens, Dean Blumberg. Dean Blumberg said: RT @10Listens: http://bit.ly/aAZCNq @halldor54 drops a first listen on the Austerity Program's forthcoming EP on @hydrahead. YES PLEASE. [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Blue Collar Distro, Hydra Head and 10 Listens, Dean Blumberg. Dean Blumberg said: RT @10Listens: http://bit.ly/aAZCNq @halldor54 drops a first listen on the Austerity Program's forthcoming EP on @hydrahead. YES PLEASE. [...]

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