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Matador records put out an Austin rock compilation called Casual Victim Pile. This was interesting news for me, as I’ve admired Matador for years, and I live in Austin. Needless to say, the selection of bands contained on this compilation is very One Reporter’s Opinion.
Some observations:
1. Follow that Bird! are awesome. But maybe not quite as awesome as Follow that Bird.
2. Tre Orsi, who are actual from Denton, are also awesome. They sound like Pavement and Lift to Experience at the same time. ”The Engineer” is the best technician-titled guitar-rock song by a Texas band since Ume’s 2009 “The Conductor.”
3. There are plenty of bands on this compilation that invoke the “if you can’t say anything nice…” rule…
4. …but then again, if you live in Austin, and like indie/punk type music, how could you not feel at least a little bit disappointed by a compilation like this? I mean, this thing could have 178 tracks on it, and people would still be griping about all the great bands that were left out.
5. Best band name: Woven Bones. I picture a kindly old grandmother knitting a scarf with Misfits skulls on it.
-Warren
