{"id":12966,"date":"2017-07-14T05:30:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T09:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=12966"},"modified":"2017-07-13T08:56:31","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T12:56:31","slug":"album-review-the-tills-canon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/14\/album-review-the-tills-canon\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: The Tills &#8212; Canon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12967\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tills.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tills.jpg 350w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tills-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tills-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Hardcore 1960s pop acolytes hold a special place in their hearts and record collections for \u201cMr. Dieingly Sad,\u201d a minor \u201966 hit for New Jersey group The Critters. And while everything about that track \u2014 its vocal harmonies and gentle guitar strumming \u2014 suggest The Critters are a friendly bunch of guys, the surviving band members collectively threatened a lawsuit upon a local group using the same name. Rather than waste money on litigation, Asheville\u2019s Critters became The Tills.<\/p>\n<p>All that is just as well, really. Because while The Tills draw inspiration from the music of the \u201960s, they seemingly don\u2019t have much interest in the softer sounds purveyed by their former namesake. No, The Tills have more in common with groups like Chocolate Watchband, The Seeds and other bands whose work has been anthologized on collections like <em>Nuggets <\/em>and<em> Pebbles<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Which isn\u2019t to suggest that The Tills are slavishly derivative. The 11 tracks on <em>Canon<\/em> (released April 20 on Phuzz Records) are wholly original. That said, the group does wear its influences on its collective sleeve. \u201cRejection\u201d sounds like Buzzcocks crossed with The Cramps. The clattering production aesthetic suits the songs perfectly, highlighting the insistent, high-energy tunes.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike <em>Howlin\u2019<\/em>, The Tills\u2019 last record, <em>Canon<\/em> wasn\u2019t produced by North Carolina musical icon Mitch Easter (Let\u2019s Active), but was made at his Fidelitorium Recordings outside Winston-Salem. The noisy, raw sound of The Tills comes through on the compact tunes (most clock in under three minutes). Few bands capture the delightfully snotty vibe of \u201960s garage rock without aping the sound that goes with it. The Tills succeed at that musical high-wire act, and <em>Canon<\/em> showcases the band at its best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hardcore 1960s pop acolytes hold a special place in their hearts and record collections for \u201cMr. Dieingly Sad,\u201d a minor \u201966 hit for New Jersey group The Critters. 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