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American Gong
Rock · 2010 · 11 tracks · 41m

American Gong

Quasi

A heavy, fuzzy pivot for the Portland duo. Distorted bass and thunderous percussion meet their signature cynical harmonies in a dense, psychedelic storm.

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It's like the Beatles if they grew up in a 90s basement and were really, really mad about the world.

A restless, high-volume confrontation with existential dread wrapped in sun-drenched harmonies.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 41m
01
Repulsion
4:23
02
Little White Horse
4:32
03
Everything and Nothing at All
4:34
04
Bye Bye Blackbird
6:35
05
The Jig Is Up
2:31
06
Black Dogs and Bubbles
4:53
07
Death Is Not the End
2:35
08
Rockabilly Party
3:45
09
Now What
2:27
10
Laissez les bon temps rouler
4:53
11
Howler
0:43
Moments Worth Waiting For
the massive, overdriven bass entry on track 1 that sets a heavier tone than previous records
the way the vocal harmonies on track 4 float over a chaotic, sprawling six-minute instrumental jam
the sudden, jarring brevity of the final forty-second howl that ends the album abruptly
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