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The Weight is the debut EP by
Cashier, a Lafayette, LA band. I am not sure
how long they have been around, but the band
have some serious skills, and this is a
noteworthy debut.
Cashier channel 1990s guitar rock in what
they do, and that might be why I like so much.
I spent many a sweaty 1990s evening listening
to guitar bands in dingy clubs in Atlanta.
There is a Fugazi-ness
to the dueling guitars, a bit of Archers of Loaf
and Superchunk
in the frantic energy, and some That Dog. And
Velocity Girl in the female voice.
The EP starts off with the clattering of a
guitar clattering that suddenly explodes as
the whole band pounds at it. A Curse I
Know So Well is a sneered vocals
scrawled across a blur of guitar.
Like I Do stars with Jon Wurster
guitars and two guitars grinding in noisy
layers as vocalist Kylie Gaspard bellows
along. There is a lovely flow to this, and I
love the flat thudding drumming. The next
song, Part From Me starts with the
guitar a trebly lingering chord, before going
fast and furious. Drummer Zachary Derouen
attempting to pound a hole in his drum set as
bassist Austyn Wood keeps a rumbling riff. But
the guitars here, Gaspard dueling with Joseph
Perillo, are what really get me. This is 90s
two guitar indie rock.
Damn. Those two songs are incredible. So
Cashier lest us rest for half a minute with a
feedback interlude called For I Never Knew
You.
They one guitar comes in, tremoloed to hell
and back as the other guitar grinds along to
it. On Same Mistakes Gaspard's voice
is a nice clean accompaniment to the fuzzy
guitars and flat rhythms. The sogn seems to be
overwhelmed by distortion, as Gaspard "makes
the same mistakes" over and over.
The final tune here is title track The
Weight, and it starts with a swaying
beat that really reminds me of Superchunk.
Cashier use a little more distortion, and, to
be honest, Ms. Gaspsard has a deeper voice
that Mac
McCaughan, but the song grooves along
wonderfully.
It's been 31 years since Here's
Where The Strings Come In
was released, and I listen to this EP and hear
a similarity and wonder: where any of the
musicians alive then? At any rate, they do a
great job, and I for one look forward to more
from Cashier. And, I hope, a show here in
Atlanta on a night when I can actually stay
out late enough for music!
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