Search - The Grates :: The Ouch. The Touch

Pretty good, but go seem them live

Kevin Parrish Claussen | Seattle, WA United States | 11/13/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I saw The Grates with The Go! Team, another band who sound sublime live but didn't produce or mix their album up to it's potential. The Grates show was very impressive and the Seattle crowd were probably more thrilled with them than the other bands that night. Some of their songs kind of fall into that Roger's Sisters, Pylon-ish post punk sound and they also have a few sweet and tender pop numbers too. The lead singer and drummer are both very fun to watch and all their songs sounded good that night at The Showbox. Alas, I didn't think this EP was particularly good. I think they should have traded production styles with the Go! Team. This Grates ep could have been rawer and lower fi whereas The Go! Team album needed more polish. I will still try The Grates full length when it comes out. Hopefully that lives up to their fun show!



Best tracks on this EP: Sukkafish, Trampoline

Worst: The other two"