Ghetto Cross "Dog Years" (Track Review)

One of the advantages of being at ground zero for a thriving underground scene is that you can seemingly conjure up a supergroup at will. Canadians have been using this trick for years. Now, the cross-promotional knowledge of the Great White North has trickled down to Hotlanta, GA, home of brothers in buzz, Deerhunter and Black Lips. Ghetto Cross is the working name of the joined efforts of both bands' singers, Bradford Cox and Cole Alexander.  Their long-standing friendship accounts for the immediate chemistry displayed on "Dog Years," which was recently posted on Deerhunter's infamous blog and is soon scheduled for inclusion on a seven-inch record to be put out by Chunklet's Henry Owings. Alexander brings his sock-hop-gone-wrong drawl, and Cox is presumably responsible for the unidentified schreeching noises in the background. As post-song chatter confirms, the lyrical content follows the long line from Brian Eno to ODB in being entirely made up on the spot. Lines about overweight fellows enjoying donuts might have been enough to reach the conclusion independently, but its puddle deep words are tempered by the strong sense of natural melody both artists possess. The sloppy immediacy of the duo's "let's catch lightning in a bottle" approach is rather charming as well. 

Posted in: GHETTO CROSS , MP3 , TRACK REVIEW

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