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1.
Tiny Hole 02:43
2.
Look For The Dry Spot 03:25
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Mistake My Head 03:38
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Forty Years In The Desert 05:53
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How Miserably 04:58
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Benefit and Comfort 02:18
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Somewhat Corny 04:18
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Fear of Heights 04:01
9.
Dispel the Smell 02:33

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Dutch noise rock band Fine China Superbone has existed since 1997 and has had different incarnations - a singer who came and went, a second guitarist who left the band that went on to perform as a trio instead of a four-piece, a bass player who after decades decided to call it quits - soon afterwards to be followed up by a new bass player.

Listening to this album, the band quickly packs a few punches - the needle has barely touched the vinyl and opening track Tiny Hole hits immediately and hard, while at the same time changing time signatures every time you're starting to get comfortable; Look For The Dry Spot goes for the full on assault, with drummer Robert going in black metal mode in the second part of the song. A couple chances to breathe are offered; Mistake My Head is a lot more straightforward - don't be mistaken though, it's a wolf in sheep's clothing. Side A is concluded with the nearly six-minute long Forty Years In The Desert, rhythmically idiosyncratic throughout, with bass-heavy parts in the beginning and guitarist Wiebe building tension riff after riff until all tension suddenly is relieved in the psychedelic blowout ending of the song.

Flip the vinyl around and you're being welcomed with How Miserably, something that starts off sounding like a slow song, a ballad almost. Not quite though. The band's in harrowing mode, a bit like latter-day Converge sometimes does on slower songs. "How miserably/And utterly/Alone/Always", Wiebe screams, confirming the atmosphere conveyed by the music. The song builds up its tension to a summit, whereas Benefit and Comfort is almost easy-going, as an antithesis to what came before. The band moves on to more inhospitable riff territory in Somewhat Corny, prepare to put your vehicle in all kinds of different gears here and hope it comes out in one piece. Fear Of Heights is slower and seems friendlier, but again things may not be what they seem. You're being thrown out with Dispell the Smell, being the most straightforward as well as the odd one out, going from punk to psychedelic rock in a short amount of time.

Depending on your preference, you might be barely aware of what hit you, or you might feel comfortable in the uncomfortable, Plaguey is however a force to be reckoned with.

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released March 15, 2019

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