7.6
Avg Score
4
Opinions
#10,650
All Time
9
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“Three-piece outfit Merchandise emerged late last decade from Tampa Bay’s DIY hardcore punk scene, but serve as an outlet for Carson Cox, Dave Vassalotti and Patrick Brady to pursue their peculiar take on pop music – even more so since signing to 4AD and exchanging lo-fi production values for added gloss and pep. ‘A Corpse Wired For Sound’ represents a back-to-basics move, but also a bold pushing a”
“The studio suits Merchandise on A Corpse Wired for Sound”
“If Merchandise weren't a rock band before, they certainly are now. They've gotten a little more earnest and shoot for a bigger sound. It's a mixed bag, but it's hard to hate them for it.”
“‘A Corpse Wired for Sound’ takes its title from a short sci-fi story by JG Ballard. This reference, say the band ex-punk band from Tampa, Florida, alludes to their current fragmented, born-again state (they are now a trio collaborating long-distance). Merchandise is, according to guitarist Dave Vassalotti, a “distended corpse responding to you from both sides of the Atlantic.” This alarming metaph”
