Cymbals Eat Guitars/Milagres – review

Brudenell Social Club, LeedsLike British bands Yuck, Mazes and Dinosaur Pile-Up, Staten Island's Cymbals Eat Guitars are in thrall to early-90s US alt.rock, hurling together Sonic Youth detuned guitars, Pavement-type lopsided melodies and (from gangly frontman Joseph D'Agostino) a Black Francis-type scream. It's a familiar mix, but compelling when they veer off into experimental soundscapes or, conversely, pop hooks and "whoah whoahs".The biggest curveball is D'Agostino, who fronts the band as i...

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