YUKON
- “Medallion” CDEP
I picked this
up when I saw the band play at Lemp a while back and have been meaning to get
to it for a while. The latest from Yukon
is a strange blend
of post HC rock that appears to have footage in avant jazz skronk as much as
driving noise rock. The four songs here
build on a foundation of hard-edged beats and frantic guitar leads that border
on experimentalism more than rock at times.
While it appears chaotic at first, there is a sense of song craft here
that, while unorthodox in many ways, keeps the band firmly in rock territory
(though they do risk going into “math rock” on occasion). Explaining
this band doesn’t really do them
justice, so I feel the best thing is to nab this EP and make up your own mind in
regards to Yukon’s
music. (BOONE)
(myspace.com/yukon)