Fruit Sand – The Renaissance (2009)
Genre: Psychedelic,Noise(Rock,Pop),Psych-Pop,Lo-Fi
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Tracklist
01 Sitting In The Sun
02 There Is A Place
03 The Forest
04 Expect Me
05 Tell Me Before
06 Stay With You
07 For Jeremy
08 Not Another Singer
09 Nobody Cares
10 Last Thursday
11 Think Positive
12 Untitled
13 High Fidelity
"That's right guys, flippin' sweet new banner thanks to Greedy Hen and isn't this new roll of fuzz from Fruit Sand (great name huh?) just as filled with rainbows? Kind of hard to hear them under the distortion and there's a hint of that bad kid from school who had the Oakland raiders jumper and said his uncle owned a tank, but these guys are actually from Oakland and basically play pure condensed colour melody sort of ala Wavves or No Age but maybe more like The Hospitals." -rosequartz.blogspot.com
"Lately, there's been a growing trend in noise pop/psuedo-punk/60s throwback mixed with trash culture/shitgaze or whatever. Many hipsters are eager to throw away those dusty old "compact discs" in favor of vinyl and tapes from new, noisy bands. Many have sprung up within the last year or so; however, there is one project out there, unique in the fact that the ratio of noise to pop is about 5:1, Carter Mullin's band Fruit Sand.
 Be aware that this is VERY heavy stuff -- it's not all sun 'n' surf here. Carter is not late to the game: he was making noisy music before most people even decided they needed to sound like the epitome of "noise pop." Rather than fuzz, Carter's songs are buried in midrange thrash and the guitars saw through the mix, blasting into your ear canal with blunt force. Trashy UFO Dreambag is filled with thrashing, melodic songs that range from hints of power-pop (see "Nothing Makes Sense") to harsh sonic endurance tests. It's pretty damn impressive stuff, considering that his focus on texture makes contemporaries pale in comparison. The guitar tones bleed into each other, creating a seamless, droning flow in the vein of Lovesliescrushing, and Trashy UFO Dreambag is a nice way to remind yourself that buzzing amps should lead to buzzing ears. Rating: 7.5/10" - Sprawl Zine
