Blame Confusion

by Solids

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scatterbrainedidiot Every song on this album makes me want to go for a run, but I think I'll just bang my head instead. Favorite track: Haze Away.

theMichaelFrank Whoa. This album is a stunner if you like post-punky jams. Traces and Blame Confusion are my faves, it's all good tho. Play loud! Favorite track: Traces.

juju Noisy melodic awesomeness.
This makes me feel all nice, warm and fuzzy. Favorite track: Traces.

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1.	Over The Sirens 02:52	buy track
2.	Off White 04:52	buy track
3.	Traces 03:01	buy track
4.	Haze Away 03:45	buy track
5.	Blame Confusion 05:15	buy track
6.	Laisser Faire 02:32	buy track
7.	Cold Hands 04:18	buy track
8.	Through The Walls 04:11	buy track
9.	Not Complaining 01:55	buy track
10.	Terminal 04:52	buy track

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Hackneyed as it may be to mention, the Montreal duo Solids did an excellent job choosing a name. While listening to Blame Confusion, it's hard to imagine that an album this densely packed with sound is the handiwork of just two people, but guitarist Xavier Germain-Poitras and drummer Louis Guillemette fill every possible nook and cranny on their debut album with heavy yet melodic music. Like plenty of other indie rock bands in the 2010s, Solids take inspiration from alt-rock's early-'90s heyday, and it's easy to hear bits of Sonic Youth, Superchunk, and Dinosaur Jr. in their revved-up songs. At times they also resemble a lo-fi ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, especially on "Off White," which shifts from raging to reflective in its epic sweep. However, Germain-Poitras and Guillemette's time in hardcore bands is just as important to Solids' approach; the duo sounds much more passionate than the like-minded bands that borrow too much from the slacker ethos of the '90s. They wear this anthemic spirit well: even on the poppiest songs, like the title track and "Haze Away," Blame Confusion vibrates with barely contained energy. On furious tracks such as "Traces" and "Cold Hands," the tension between Guillemette and Germain-Poitras' big sound and Adrian Popovich's stripped-down production generates sparks. The duo also pulls off an honest-to-goodness ballad with the brawny yet melancholy closing track "Terminal," which, in its own way, shows how far Solids have come from 2010's debut EP Generic Dogs as much as the louder songs here. It's too easy to call Blame Confusion a solid first album; nevertheless, it's still a consistently entertaining and impressive debut. - Heather Phares of Allmusic.com 4/5

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released February 17, 2014

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