The Grifters

It's amazing how quickly inspiration turns to parody these days. During the mid-'80s, the
earsplitting feedback and dissonant tuning of a Sonic Youth record sounded inventive,
branching off into uncharted territory. Now bands seem to play a game of who can out-hip
whom with their disaffection, who can sing farther off-key to prove how tired and jaded
they are, and who can write the most disjointed lyrics. The Grifters are a four-pi... More >