The Stomachmouths - heart of stone

Stomachmouths - Almost There (Swedish Garage Rock/Psych 1987)

A slim collection, that dedicated to the Lords of Scandinavian garage punk: twelve tracks, all previously released, contrasted with the monumental Born Losers released twenty years ago, which, taking advantage of the space offered by the compact format, included a whopping twenty-three. These included. No material dug out from the depths of drawers, then, but just a quick excursion through even the more negligible episodes (Eegah!, for example) that anyone who, like me, lived those years with passion remembers practically by heart. Of course, when the clawed tracks of pieces like Dr. Syn, Don’t Put Me Down, R&B No. 65, Don’t Mess with My Mind, Cry roll over you, or when you witness once again the raw skimming of a piece like Almost There, you can’t help but think that, after all, despite being told we are made in the image of God, we remain fundamentally close to monkeys and primates.

And we wouldn’t want to be anywhere else but here, in the branches like them.

Screaming like macaques.

Just like forty years ago.

Like in the dawn of time.