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Pinata [7 inch]
2006
Grave Mistake

Cloak/Dagger - Pinata [7 inch] (Cover Artwork)

Review by: Brian
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Published on August 29th 2006

Say what you will, but Cloak/Dagger remind me a lot of the Bronx. After all, they capitalize on two of the same influences -- Black Flag and serious, balls out garage rock'n'roll, two things that used to never go together, and now may as well be ketchup and fries.

The band's 4-song, 7-minute Pinata 7" is frantic, manic, and, while this is the laziest descriptive adjective ever, rocking. With former members of Count Me Out, American Nightmare, Barfight, Time Flies, Striking Distance, Trial by Fire and Renee Heartfelt, Cloak/Dagger actually manages to create something at least arguably different from each one of those acts. As familiar as this whole thing sounds, the songs tumble, roll and bounce all at once. It's probably not as aggressive as some would like, but it's certainly raw and forward moving. Similarities will probably also be drawn to Bars, and I for one am not going to disagree.

While there isn't much room for Pinata to outlive its stay, credit goes to the first two bluntly catchy tracks, "Daggers Daggers" and "Paranoid." Even as both hover around the 2-minute mark, they feel much more complete and thought out than the abrupt second half. Still, Pinata is promising all sorts of goodness for the band's Jade Tree debut, especially if the band plans on stretching out their creative muscle a bit.

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Posted by the_pro_from_dover on 2006-08-30 14:34:35
My Score:

"who from trial by fire is in this band?"

The guitarist, Colin (I think that's his name).

But yeah, this band is great.

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 8:24 AM (EDT)
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i really dig this 7". how can you not like a band that uses their own name in a song. i think all bands should have to do this. and i'm not joking either... for the guy who needs an adapter, get em here http://www.needledoctor.com/.

Posted by danielsan on 2006-08-29 13:52:36

who from trial by fire is in this band?

Posted by skankin_in_the_pit on 2006-08-29 11:34:57
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Good stuff. Sounds like a good mix of Black Flag and the Hot Snakes to me.

Posted by moneenerd on 2006-08-29 08:50:43

i love this band.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 6:42 AM (EDT)

Usually the reason the middle is missing is so that it can be played in jukeboxes. Now id love to know where these jukeboxes are, the bars must be great.

Posted by Amazingthemike on 2006-08-29 01:25:42

Great record.Seriously, pick this up.

Most record players come with the plastic circle for records like this. Hell back in the 80's almost all vinyl singles required it.

Posted by Mute98 on 2006-08-29 01:24:32
My Score:

this ep shows tons of promise once they get a full length out on jadetree

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 12:51 AM (EDT)

"I have this but its large hole and i dont have the little thingy to play it with on my turntable. sucks. their demo was great."

Damn, that sucks man. What are the chances? I've never come across a record that needs the adapter like that.

-kliph

Posted by lookmommyididit on 2006-08-29 00:34:26

i have this but its large hole and i dont have the little thingy to play it with on my turntable. sucks. their demo was great.

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