There's not a whole lot going on that I found particularly interesting at a national level this week, so I'm going to focus on two local releases, one of which actually does come out this week and another which came out last month but will see its CD release party this Friday.
Chapel Hill's The Pneurotics follow up last year's debut LP with Second Skin. Taking the gritty mix of pop-rock and blues that has marked their sound up until this point and filling it out with a few more sounds, they've managed to make another good record. And guitarist Rich McLaughlin's guitar lines are just as impressive as they were before. For a full review see this week's Dive. The group celebrates the new release with a party at Local 506 Friday night.
So this one actually came out in August, but I haven't talked about, and it gets a proper release party at Local 506. Carrboro's Spider Bags are back with Goodbye Cruel World, Hello Crueler World. Taking the stripped back rock 'n' roll and taking it into the garage with more blaring amps, the band's accurately beer-soaked drinking anthems hit harder than before. And while the band occasionally sacrifices some of its charm in the process, by and large it's a welcome progression. For a full review see this week's Dive.
That's it kids. Come back next week, and we'll do it again.
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