CARBONAS Im A Stray 7" Die Slaughterhaus WHITE vinyl, Douchemaster, Black Lips
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41
$ 41
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Dec 13, 2012
Sold Date
Dec 6, 2012
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Description
- I'm Astray
- Don't Let On
- Push Me
History lesson: the first Carbonas 7"
Artist: The CarbonasTitle: I'm Astray
Label: Die Slaughterhaus Records
Release date: 2003
Release number: DSH-005
Though the band had not fully developed their trademark sound like they would after Jesse Smith and Josh Martin joined the fold, this rare find from 2003 was the first sign that the Carbonas were going to have a successful run as one of Atlanta's best modern punk bands.
"I'm Astray" (mislabeled on the cover art as "I'm A Stray") is neck and neck with "3 Days Away" in the argument over what was the first great Carbonas song. Greg King sings instead of shouts for the first time on this hardcore song that would not have sounded out of place on one of Quadiliacha's releases.
The other a-side, "Don't Let On", sounds more like the songs on the Carbonas' Raw Deluxe LP and the "Frothing At The Mouth" 7", which was the first Douchemaster Records release.
The flipside, "Push Me", owes as much to Clay and Greg's days as metal-loving kids as it does to their love for The Zero Boys and is the only weak link on this release.
On a side note, isn't it kind of cool that the first single by The Carbonas, Black Lips, and Deerhunter were all Die Slaughterhaus releases?
CARBONAS:
I’m Astray, Don’t Let On b/w Push Me: 7”
Heavy and dirty, but like a wet and sticky Jolly Ranger taken from the ground and put in your mouth, there’s some odd sweetness coming through the crunch. The singer’s voice is the clutch and transmission: it predicts the pace, the shifting speeds, and makes the listen mid-tempo and gutsy. All I can think of for a comparison would be Space Cookie re-doing AC/DC, fronted by a crooner instead of a punker, and that helps, oh, about twenty people out, so I’ll say straight ahead rock’n’roll with plenty of pleasing snarl. Thankfully, Carbonas leave out the parts where hair is shooken, feet are put on amps, and stands clear of noodling solos. Not bad. –Todd Taylor
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