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Beloved of the über-hip and reprobates alike, NYC's A.R.E. Weapons have a lot in common with their nu-electro colleagues: dirty Gatlin-gun beats, predatory post-punk drone and, of course, famous mates. Unlike their pouting peers though, A.R.E. Weapons don't take themselves too seriously. Their Shaun Ryder-like vocalist calls himself Brain and his snotty attitude rules their eponymous debut album on punk-skool tracks such as "Don't Be Scared", self-homage "A.R.E", the excellent "Street Gang" and early single "New York Muscle" (included as a hidden track). Subject matter is equally adolesce
Beloved of the über-hip and reprobates alike, NYC's A.R.E. Weapons have a lot in common with their nu-electro colleagues: dirty Gatlin-gun beats, predatory post-punk drone and, of course, famous mates. Unlike their pouting peers though, A.R.E. Weapons don't take themselves too seriously. Their Shaun Ryder-like vocalist calls himself Brain and his snotty attitude rules their eponymous debut album on punk-skool tracks such as "Don't Be Scared", self-homage "A.R.E", the excellent "Street Gang" and early single "New York Muscle" (included as a hidden track). Subject matter is equally adolescent but amusing: perving over girls and strutting around the Lower East Side in NYC looking hard are their main concerns. The car-crash mayhem can get ahead of itself at times, falling into tedious pseudo-Suicide ruts that would make even Alan Vega yawn ("Strange Dust"). At their best though, A.R.E. Weapons are a refreshing break from the heavy-posturing electropunk wave. --Leslie Gilotti
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Manufacturer: Rough Trade
Release date: 31 March 2003
EAN: 5050159807826
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