Made a nice find in the record store the other day as I saved a Suckers‘ 7” from being relegated to the sub-$1 bargain bin. I remember hearing about this record a while back, but I thought at the time that the $7 Insound was wanting for it was a bit high (however, it seems my standards have changed). Anyways, after spinning the record a couple of times the past few days I’ve come to the realization that it would have been a good buy originally and was a great buy for the two bucks I was able to cop it for.
The A-side is a synth-driven pop jam, something that Suckers have a knack for doing. I don’t know if it’s just the low fidelity of my audio system or what, but lead singer Quinn Walker has a tinged of Spencer Krug in his subdued vocals — you know the strained quivering and the knack for inflecting just the right syllable just the right way. The six minute track (a genuine surprise nowadays on a seven inch) is a prety epic affair. Crescendos and decrescendos are abound throughout the song, ultimately leading up to a grandiose falsetto-featuring climax, à la The Darkness, before tapering off at the end.
The B-side is a pleasant enough remix of their hit song “It Gets Your Body Movin’” by Yeasayer‘s Chris Keating. Although there is pretty much nothing added that makes you turn and cock your head and think “that’s interesting”, the remixed track certainly is true to its name and would be sure to get some people off the wall and onto the dance floor if it was played during a party.
Concerning mp3s of the tracks, it seems that it’s one of the few times where the internet failed me. You can stream the A-side from Pitchfork but when it comes to the B-side remix, it looks like you’ll just have to suck it up and buy the record. Sorry =( To hopefully placate you, here is the a Daytrotter recording of the original track “It Get’s Your Body Movin’” off of Suckers’ self-titled EP as well as a recent cover they did of The Raveonettes‘ stellar “Boys Who Rape (Should All Be Destroyed)”:
Suckers // It Gets Your Body Movin’ (Daytrotter Session)
Suckers // Boys Who Rape Should All Be Destroyed (Raveonettes Cover)
Tags: 7'', Covers, mp3, Save Your Life for Me, Suckers