MOUNT CARMEL - s/t

"The trio of MATTHEW REED, PATRICK REED AND KEVIN SHUBAK-heretofore known as MOUNT CARMEL-hails from Columbus, Ohio, but if youre expecting lo-fi, greasers palace pop a la Psychedelic Horseshit or Times New Viking, think again. Mount Carmel is a straight-up blues rock power trio. And by straight-up we mean sans revisionist three-dollar currency, Sub Pop grunge hybridization or ironic posturing. These guys have been weened on a diet almost steadfastly consisting of British blues/rock innovators: Peter Green-era Bluesbreakers, Cream and Ten Years After are immediately recognizable in their sound (in fact, the latters Hear Me Calling" is covered on here). This isnt a lark or something these guys are doing between noise projects-its their life. Good, old-fashioned rock n roll, plain and simple. Some folks never made time for punk, just like youve always snubbed your nose at the drum solo. Hard to believe, right? But just because you didnt live through it the first time doesnt mean youre not doomed to repeat it." - Siltbreeze.