The Plastic Constellations
"Mazatlan" CD (2024)
I realize that dissing this band is the equivalent, to some, of pissing napalm on one of Minnesota's sacred indie cows, but this form of angular indie rock isn't the one that does anything for me. The musical parts seem to change every half-second or so and there's too much pointless noodling here (and frankly, the chops aren't that technical); it's basically the post-punk equivalent of prog rock. When combined with the vocals - which sometimes verge on rap and otherwise take their cues from all of post-core - there just isn't much here for me to like. For fans of whatever post-core indie darling happens to be the rage right now.