The Ponys, 'Turn the Lights Out' (Matador)

Finding just the right level of sonic sloppiness.

The Ponys' wonderfully visceral sound comes from playing amps as much as songs, which means recording values are particularly make-or-break for this Chicago foursome. Jim Diamond, erstwhile producer of the White Stripes, captured the band in all their tube-rattling garage glory on 2003's Laced With Romance; oddly enough, Steve Albini failed on the follow up Celebration Castle, rendering its proportions with sterile clarity. Here, John Agnello's knob-twiddling is spot-on, with the guitars quivering and quaking on the hook-laden "Double Vision" and "Everyday Weapon." 

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The Ponys - "Poser Psychotic" DOWNLOAD MP3

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