Toronto's Anagram have apparently been around for quite some time, which totally pisses me off because I'm just now finding out about them with this album, their second full-length, Majewski. Anagram delivers a very twitchy and sinister take on early post punk with an almost garage-y sensibility. Taut, grooving bass lines reminiscent of genre pioneers joy division drive the proceedings here, snaking in and out of steady, almost
motorik percussion. The lock-groove of the relentlessly focused rhythm section is counterbalanced with wiry, repetitive, at-times unhinged guitar playing and deadpan but incredibly riveting vocals spitting frustrated and sarcastic lyrics. If it all seems a bit harsh a certain acquired-taste tunefulness makes for an incredibly catchy (to the right ears) album that bears and holds up under repeated listening. Fans of The Jesus Lizard, Flipper, Wire, dischord records in general, and Hoover, people who like their punk with "post-" before it, and those who prefer the sketchy, shady, and seedy side of rock 'n' roll will appreciate this effort.
Standout tracks: "I've Been Wrong Before"; "Evil"
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