CASSETTE
SEASON
Kneeling at the altar of The Kinks, The
Pixies and Nirvana, Season One!, the debut
album from popular Eugene garage-rock
trio VCR, has finally arrived. And rest
assured, it’s fantastic.
The self-produced album, recorded in
Portland on analog tape, features Chase
Clarke on guitar and vocals, Emily Hurt on
bass and Tyler P. Howard on drums.
“Outta My Head” is a three-chord blast
of pummeling proto-punk ecstasy — a
lesson that rock ‘n’ roll is best served
recklessly noisy and defiantly tuneful
(while staying in-tune remains optional).
Throughout the record, Clark howls like
Frank Black, strangling hook after hook
from his long-suffering guitar. VCR owns
every bit of feedback, all the tape hiss,
every whoopsy-daisy wrong note and
clattering, rushed backbeat like a badge of
lo-fi, punk-rock honor.
“Although the album has some of our
signature sloppiness,” Clarke explains,
“the album has life, especially if you listen
to it loudly. That’s who we are.”
He adds: “It sounds like you’re at a VCR
show and that’s what I’ve always wanted
for us.”
Season One! is available on cassette at
VCR shows and can be sampled off VCR’s
Bandcamp page. — William Kennedy
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July 7, 2016 • eugeneweekly.com