Album Review: Centro-Matic – Redo The Stacks (1996)
Author: Matt Moeller6 Oct
| Rating | Track # | Sound Code | Name | Duration |
| ** | 1 | M | The Pilot's On The Wall | 0:58 |
| ***** | 2 | MH | Parade Of Choosers | 2:42 |
| **** | 3 | MH | Terrified Anyway | 1:54 |
| **** | 4 | M | Post-It Notes From The State Hospital | 3:14 |
| *** | 5 | M | Fidgeting Wildly | 2:29 |
| ** | 6 | M | The Cannon-Ball Shot | 0:57 |
| *** | 7 | MH | Part Of This Accident | 2:17 |
| **** | 8 | MH | Am I The Manager Or Am I Not? | 3:24 |
| *** | 9 | ML | Cannot Compete | 2:55 |
| *** | 10 | M | Are You Ready For the Shutdown? | 1:13 |
| **** | 11 | MH | Don't Smash The Qualifying Man | 2:59 |
| ***** | 12 | MH | Hoist Up The Popular Ones | 3:07 |
| **** | 13 | M | Starfighter #1479 | 2:56 |
| *** | 14 | M | Bitter (Did You Notice That?) | 2:15 |
| ***** | 15 | MH | Rock And Roll Eyes | 2:50 |
| **** | 16 | MH | If I Had A Dartgun | 4:08 |
| ** | 17 | MH | Tied To The Trailer | 2:46 |
| **** | 18 | MH | My Supermodel Girlfriend Gone AWOL | 2:08 |
| ** | 19 | ML | You're Like Everyone | 4:00 |
| **** | 20 | M | Take The Original Frame | 1:23 |
| *** | 21 | M | Capture The Aimless Boy | 1:20 |
| ***** | 22 | MH | Mandatory On The Attack | 3:18 |
| *** | 23 | ML | Bonus Track [FCC] | 4:26 |
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A great surprise of a debut album by this 4 piece Indie Rock group from Denton Texas. The album has a great mix of barn-burners, slower tunes, and lo-fi numbers. Absolutely Brilliant. The group is led by Guitarist/Singer Will Johnson and is only one weapon in his arsenal of sonic assault. Additionally you can find quite a few releases under the Centro-Matic banner, a handful of albums from the slower South San Gabriel, and two solo full lengths from Johnson himself if you are interested in expanding your knowledge of his work. I highly recommend it.
Check out the album below. If you do not see the embedded playlist below, follow this link.
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