The Plane Crash Nostalgia for the Gutter CD
This record kicks off with a classic blues riff and I held my breath as I waited for more hallmark Americana sounds. But instead, they pivoted into power pop, and for that, I thank the pilots of the PLANE CRASH! The rest of it kinda plods along with a garage-y lo-fi sound reminiscent of the VIBRATORS, though also carrying the rock’n’roll through with CHUCK BERRY-like solos. But hang on a second, the song “Nothing on My Mind” is a screwball, out of left field (to extend the baseball metaphor, ‘tis the season)—DEAD MILKMEN and the GROOVIE GHOULIES come to mind at the same time. Then we go right back into JOHNNY THUNDERS raucousness, only to be met with a DEAD KENNEDYS homage with the song “Killing Fields.” Overall, the record lacks a homogeny. Now before you come for me, I mean the songs are all under the same umbrella, but that umbrella has holes in it and isn’t consistent in keeping things dry. I think all the songs are absolute bangers, out of sequence as I may think they are. I have a feeling that this is a newer band, and if they’re still finding their groove, I’d say they’ve got a super solid footing already.