YOUNG ANTIQUES: Clockworker

Young Antiques

Clockworker

© 2003 Young Antiques (643052001726)

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A raw and potent mixture of post-punk, new wave, garage rock, and power pop that eerily drifts somewhere between 1977 and 1982 in spirit.

tracks

1 Winning Season
2 Porcelain
3 Adore
4 Is It On?
5 Clockworker
6 Little to the Left
7 On a Planet
8 Holiday
9 Radio Kill Radio
10 Bugle Abuse

notes

Given the current state of rock music, where revivalism is the flavor of the day, it's difficult to separate that have an earnest affinity with a particular musical era from those who are merely trying to cash in on the latest fad.

Atlanta trio the Young Antiques fit squarely in the camp of the former. The 'Tiques burst upon the local scene in 1999 with its own raw and potent mixture of post-punk, new wave, garage rock, and power pop that eerily drifts somewhere between 1977 and 1982 in spirit. The band's compositions tend to be short, catchy, and brash, following the canon of the Ramones, Elvis Costello, the Jam, and the early loud, fast rules of the Minneapolis scene.

The Young Antiques debut release, 2000's Wardrobe for a Jet Weekend, established the band's eclectic blend, as it carousels effortlessly from decade to decade, and genre to genre. The record received both critical and popular praise throughout the Southeast.

Following the release of Wardrobe, the band spent a couple of years honing its live show, to the point where it has been acclaimed as one of the best live bands in Atlanta. The band's extended sets, which on special occasions might conclude with a Ramones or Clash medley, have become a raucous affair, with boyhood friends Blake Rainey and Blake Parris genuinely having a good time. Drummer John Speaks, a relative newcomer to the band (replacing original drummer Mason Brazelle), fit right in immediately.

In May 2003, the band released Clockworker, which is the band's first release on the Two Sheds label. The Young Antiques set out on Clockworker to recreate the feel of a classic late 70's power pop vinyl slab. Songs are short bursts of energy with addictive hooks. Tracks are arranged so that the "Side 2" songs are just as strong as the "Side 1" songs. There are no "filler" songs put on the record just to use up available megabytes. All in all, it feels like it could have been released by the Ramones or Buzzcocks in 1977. Clockworker was recorded by Jimmy Ether at Ether Lounge.

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  • uninhibited punk-pop
    author: M. L. Downey

    I find myself going back to this Young Antiques CD for the pure rush of uninhibited punk-pop rock. “Clockworker” is driven by propulsive tunes such as “Porcelain” (which also boasts the oddest pronunciation of the title) and “Radio Kill Radio,” just a great song. The tunes that shift to a lower gear – “Little to the Left” and “Winning Season” – are still relatively driving rock songs. “Clockworker” also includes two odd brief found-sound instrumentals: the title cut and “Bugle Abuse.” You could do worse.

  • Unique Angry Young Man Rock
    author: All Music Guide

    Atlanta trio the Young Antiques play angry-young-man rock that draws from Hüsker Dü and the 80s Minneapolis hardcore scene as well as the Jam and Elvis Costello. With this unique, if a bit retro mix, the band creates buoyant and propulsive songs that shoot straight to the heart of what makes good old rock and roll great.In 1999, with Blake Parris on bass, Blake Rainey on vocals and guitar and John Speaks on drums, the Antiques first unleashed their raw power pop and post punk anthems. In 2000, the group self-released their debut, Wardrobe For a Jet Weekend, which turned out to be somewhat of a regional success.Clockworker followed in 2003 on Two Sheds. Meeting their goal of a record that recreates the atmosphere of late 70s pop punk, the band found their stride and a place alongside groups like the Natural History, the French Kicks and the Libertines. - Charles Spano

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