Album Review: Bass Drum of Death - Rip This

Mississippi trio Bass Drum Of Death crank the garage scuzz with cleaner production on third album, Rip This, with conflicting results.

Much of the record is indebted to letting fly – songs like Electric, Left For Dead and Sin Is In 10 all explode, pedals crunched, vocals stretched. The major difference between Rip This and a Ty Segall cut is warmth and subtlety – important omissions. Apart from the last two tracks – the acoustic, woozy pop of Better Days and Bolan glam-aping Route 69 (Yeah) – there’s nothing new here.