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THE RED PAINTINGS - 'DESTROY THE ROBOTS' MESS & NOISE MAGAZINE REVIEW JULY 2006
Having gained a reputation as one of Australia's most eclectic live bands, Brisbane's The Red Paintings latest offering does nothing to harm their reputation. While the man/machine themes might stray a little close to Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Trash McSweeney's outfit have produced an EP full of riffs and big choruses you'll be humming while you rewire your toaster into a pacemaker. The production is lush and adds a sense of weight to the driving guitars while strings slither their way through the mix creating a tension between the futuristic themes and the music carrying them. The unpredictable arrangements continually breathe life into the songs, tugging the listener between the subtle breakdowns of strings and toms and the wall of sound choruses. The title track builds over a violin and cello theme before exploding out of the speakers like homemade cluster bombs wired together while listening to Muse, with the energy levels remaining on overload throughout the EP
Toby Dundas
