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Compared to erstwhile label-mates Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, and Clinic, Test Icicles are the obviously shrieky, ratty, wild ones--and the ones with the most adventurous name. Maybe it's a moment-in-time thing, the incredible howling intensity of Test Icicles--as they mirror U.S. acts the Blood Brothers (and others), yet with notable diff
Compared to erstwhile label-mates Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, and Clinic, Test Icicles are the obviously shrieky, ratty, wild ones--and the ones with the most adventurous name. Maybe it's a moment-in-time thing, the incredible howling intensity of Test Icicles--as they mirror U.S. acts the Blood Brothers (and others), yet with notable differences. For Screening Purposes Only revs up on stuttering drum track rhythms and an aura that's not unlike LCD Soundsystem, assuming LCD was fronted by someone more akin to Alec Empire. So that's the problem with Test Icicles: They caterwaul and clatter out uproariously and in doing so trigger dozens of stylistic associations, hoping to cut deeply enough to be unforgettable. This means that they are a tried and true rock band, worth cranking up if your ears yearn for a throwback throwdown. --Andrew Bartlett
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Test Icicles sound like everything, all at once. The three band members have divergent backgrounds in hardcore, metal, hardcore metal, and hip-hop. They listen to all kinds of music and when they're done, throw it all in the pot. No compromises, just a swampy mass of influences frothing and bubbling until it sounds nothing like its composite parts.
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