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Fountain “Cataclysmic Fusion”

Fountain call back to a sort of indie rock that’s been out of fashion for quite a while: extroverted, rowdy, weird, and abrasive but heavy on grooves. Think of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, or Royal Trux, or Girls Against Boys, or maybe the more aggressively strange side of Pavement. Their songs are well put together but feel like they’re being improvised on the spot, thanks in large part to the wild energy of drummer Laura Jeffery. “Cataclysmic Fusion” has a geeky strut to it – not quite funky, but it moves with a lot of attitude. It’s the sort of tune that could be very obnoxious if the band weren’t so charming in a bratty sort of way.

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