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Always Haunted By Mike SOS Projecting an interesting style that touches on many rock genres without making a definitive stance in any one direction, NYC-based quintet Hulda packs a lot of underground sounds from the rich NYC rock history into the 10-tracks on Always Haunted. With a female vocalist whose subdued Blondie-meets-Siousxie approach, shockingly, goes well with most of the band's Gang of Four as interpreted by AC/DC, shadowy, yet powerful, musical backdrop. This band supplies a slew of angular tracks whose lack of dynamics are assisted by an unspectacularly solid rhythm section with a tasteful yet basic guitar providing sturdy licks and fitting solos. Keeping a big sound simple isn't easy, yet Hulda's powers of restraint are one of the act's strongest suits. Controlling the keyboards enough to actually accentuate a song and not overpower it on cuts like "Lost in the Night" helps get their jagged approach across in the most succinct way possible, while the Pat Benatar-esque title track throws in a stripped down post-punk chorus that just feels like it always belonged. If you like your multi-faceted rock as raw as 1986 ever knew, then give Hulda's disc a spin in the carousel. For more information, go to www.myspace.com/hulda. |
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