[NewMusic] Perfume of a Critic's Burning Flesh

[Michael Zelner]

On 12/5/07, Sarah - 21 Grand wrote:

>Well, I'm sure Mr. Slusser would appreciate that the first results in a
>google search for the writer's name yielded an actress that had appeared in
>videos produced by Playboy, but I doubt that is our gal.

Not unless she listed "experimental improv avant-rock" in her Playmate bio.

>She appears to be a UK based writer, fairly young, or young to writing (as I
>can't find many publication credits to her name) based in the UK with more
>of a background in pop/rock music.

She writes for AngryApe, a site that caters to fans of "indie" rock/pop.

<http://angryape.com/authors/a/jennifer-allan>

>Reading the full review, it does seem that the writer had set perceptions or
>expectations, and the review seemed a bit unsure of itself.
>
>Now Mr. Zelner, since you brought it up, you get to come up with the
>promotional pull quotes you do so well!

This one's tough. The best I could come up with was:


XBXRX - Sounds (Important Records, 2007)

"Moments of brilliance!"

"Drummer Weasel Walter [is]. . . gloriously. . . fast!"

"Ferocious [and]. . . sincere!"

	-- Jennifer Allan, The Wire (Dec. 2007)


MZ

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