A-OK

(Teenbeat 252)

Sound-track music for a 90's John Hughes analogue?

Indie party music?

Or just Mark Robinson's continuing early-80's fetish shooting through a new hole?

Little bit of all three.

The story here. . and this is actually a pretty selfless move, one that only makes Mark R. seem like all the nicerdude. . . ain't the famous one. This is not Mark Robinson's band,though he's the reason for the season and plays some guitar.

This band belongs solely to the rhythm unit, being bassist Nattles from the (defunct? hope not) Cold Cold Hearts and Matt Datesman, who has played drums for every Charlottesville band ever and now looks to take over the Arlington area as well.

Half of the songs here (the first half,for the most part) really work the low end, highlight being foghorn basswork on "Moose Jaw". Otherwise, it's Olympic Death Squad part two.

Which is pleasant enough, but man, when you got the drummer, you oughta always... always... let him get some.

---T.Magill