Saint Paul, Minnesota based Saint Small, on "Sins of the Father", cut the kind of musical swath that I love because of the raw emotionality, the punchy guitar sounds, that on one hand are bathed in punk tones but also shine with a sort of 80's power pop vibe, and a vocal aesthetic that has an immediacy of grit and delivery over being overly sung. Call it a blue collar vibe or call it something else. It is, for me, indicative of 90's college radio tones (incredible), it has a Guided By Voices gravitas with a sort of Super Chunk brightness around the edges and a Pixies like divergent storyteller aesthetic. And, again, love the vocal sound and attitude a lot here.
Of the track the band shares:
[Thinking about the hurt we put on each other across generations, especially as men, in quiet codes and louder actions, and how difficult it is to shake that history, even when you want to so badly. Fathers to sons, but also from religions, schools, governments. No one really knows where they're going or even where they've been, but here's to hope for new beginnings and better journeys. On the first new song release from Saint Small since 2019 EP, "Sins of the Father" is about how we pass on more than just hair color across generations, and how pain can carry from father to son and beyond. Recorded during the pandemic, this track will be the first of several releases for Saint Small in 2021/2022, as Manic Pop Thrill Records supports their upcoming full release, You Must Destroy What Will Destroy You.]
-Robb Donker Curtius
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Saint Small is 4 friends from Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Jim McGuinn Slusarek - guitar
Bill Muller - bass
Steve Burnett - guitar
Jimmy Olson - drums
Bill Muller - bass
Steve Burnett - guitar
Jimmy Olson - drums
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