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Music: Rock/Pop An Albatross w/ the Apes, Birthday Suits, and Mt. St. Helens

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More than any other band, Pennsylvania's An Albatross epitomize turn-of-the-century grind punk. Anchored by prog chops and pinched-throat screamo vocals, the songs rarely last two minutes. That may be standard operating procedure for short-attention-span art punks nationwide, but live, An Albatross show why they're the standard bearers. Frontman Eddie B. Gieda III shifts from Mick Jagger preening to caffeinated faith healer almost as quickly and effortlessly as the band behind him changes time signatures. "Hairobics" is a good encapsulation — all grindcore cacophony with synth jabs and Doors-y Farfisa organ fills. It's the sound of mosh pits getting smarter; the limbs are still flailing, but no one's trying to land elbows anymore.

– Stephen Gossett

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