Reviews

Werewolf Diet Landmine Territory LP

This Portland band specializes in bluesy punk and new-wave-informed rock that is heavy on organ and observational spoken-word lyrics. Most of the mid-tempo songs have a jammy, alt-rock feel with faux jazz touches and a surrealistic quality that imagines WEEN with JIM CARROLL on vocals. WEREWOLF DIET shines when they go punk, like on the fast and short “They Atascadero,” but most of the time, they sound like the house band of your uncle’s favorite cigar bar. There is definitely an audience for this kind of slightly-outside-the-box quirky rock, but it’s not me.