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No Other
12+ albums
punkrockindiepopPhilly
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The very name No Other carries a defiance and elusiveness, characteristics that are amply evident on the band's self-released 2013 debut EP, I Believe In Werner Herzog. The Philadelphia-based trio doesn't shy away from either primal rock or propulsive pop but they don't follow straight lines; there is roiling mystery lurking within their instrumental interplay, yet this darkness is leavened by both their unapologetically direct attack and the inherent tunefulness of their songs. The three songs on I Believe In Werner Herzog are spiky and intense but not alienating; at their core, they're pop songs but they're delivered with an energy that masks their precision. No Other makes vital, vibrant music that ignores trends in favor of building upon an independent rock legacy that stretches back past the initial punk explosion of the late '70s, creating a sound that is rich, complex and mature yet never complacent. "Break Away," the opening track on I Believe In Werner Herzog, slinks into view on a riff reminiscent of prime late-'80s college rock—think a streamlined Sonic Youth—but soon No Other's pop inclinations turns the song into something immediate while retaining a sense of mystery. Similarly, "Destruction Song" delivers the chaos in the propulsion of the rhythm section and the lean, sneering melody, a combative combination reminiscent of '90s indie-rock and '70s power pop. This blurring of boundaries is also evident on "D.S.S.N.," which has its DNA in classic girl group pop b
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