Cacaw

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"We miss Coughs. Any band that could upstage the Slits and rep for Chicago on the noise-punk vanguard Load Records deserves to be pined for. But that nostalgia is fleeting with ex-members Anya Davidson and Carrie Vinarsky (plus Lovely Little Girls and Slutbarf alumni) carrying on the ferocious no-wave skronk as Cacaw. Residuals from Coughs' primitive Gypsy-caravan stomp (not unlike fellow Load-bearers Silver Daggers) still linger; but on last year's Get a Brain (Permanent Records), these locals thrash and dart like their alma maters rarely did — more conniption than clomp. Live, the guitar dive-bombs and vocal piercings are pure scorched earth." -Stephen Gossett, Flavorpill

"Why it's worth your money: The highly abrasive first EP from the local noise rockers features seven songs of awesomely cacophonous rock, as the band's throat-searing vocals and pummeling punk percussion dip into complex polyrhythms. This pressing has a striking visual component as well, as one side of the record has been screen printed with a leafy green image to show off the band's artistic chops." -Jon Graef, AV Club