Dubbed by a whole host of the micro-blogs that matter as fuzz-pop and noise rock when covering the flyer singles to this Not Quite There Yet album, it is perhaps a tad superficially strange that this Red Pants release is a collaboration with a Meritorio Records label that specializes in jangle-pop and all its associated and adjacent genres.

However, tracks best represented by Watch the Sky and Visions of Gloria offer genuine jangly credentials, juxtaposing the flat string buzzing twang of Yo La Tengo with genuine jangled riffs that offer the sweetest of yings to a subtle drone-laden yang, whereas Rockwell Kent and Quiet Eyes sidle the aesthetic towards the lo-fi jangly melancholic of Cindy and labelmates Whitney’s Playland.

This project by Liquid Fossils’ Jason Lambeth and Elsa Nekola accentuates this drone in Crimson Words, Witching Hour, See You At The Turnstile, and On A Wire. Here, mid-2000’s Sonic Youth-style layers of drone and deadlocked guitars crumble into each other to provide beautiful melodies that appear to have no real source to back their brilliance.

Drone, jangle, noise, or fuzz—who cares what it actually is? This album is truly superb. Grab a limited edition vinyl copy here while stocks last.

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