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POUNDING
THE PAVEMENT
Someone's gotta pick up the slack in that effusively named "slacker
rock" genre, and Stru Tural (named for a broken warehouse
sign) aim to do that right in your own backyard. Their critically
acclaimed debut album, Monticello Compromise, bore witness
to some Pavement-esque rock vibes replete with a droll, slacker
vocal that's so Malkmusian in tone it's almost scary; think of
the quieter, looser pop moments of Crooked Rain or the
most recent Silver Jews effort, add the occasional hand clap and
jangly guitar, and you're pretty darn close. Stru Tural's newest
album, The Triumphant Return of Amsted Butterfly, is a
denser piece of work, with some complementary guitar-and-vocal
trade-offs from brothers Dan and Pat Kennedy. For a good Wednesday
out it's worth a hop on your skateboard for a listen.
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