Black Rainbow

by 400 Blows

Overview

One would never guess that the members of 400 Blows are fans of the Smiths when listening to their debut album, Black Rainbow. This California punk trio delivers a high-speed, aggro-accented set, and it's the farthest thing away from anything Morrissey and company ever did. Black Flag might come to mind first, but not the Smiths. Quick, pinch-hitting percussion from Ferdinand Cudia is fully as intense as Christian Wabschall's hypnotic guitar riffs, but it's the frenetic vocal screeching from frontman Skot Alexander that totally defines what 400 Blows stands for. There's more speed, more angst, and a raw hardcore rage on Black Rainbow and for a young band, it's an explosive effort. They're not aiming to do what's already been done since Nirvana first arrived in the early '90s, because they obviously lack the desire to do so. It's pretty clear that 400 Blows isn't following any kind of post-alternative rock formula on Black Rainbow. The only thing they're wanting to do is rock out -- and hard. With songs like "The Ugly Are So Beautiful," "The Root of Our Nature," and "Everyone Is Silent," 400 Blows feels the fever and wants the listener to respond without thinking. 400 Blows is sick -- sick with what's commercially appealing and ill to what's currently thought of as punk. Black Rainbow is the real thing, so be afraid. ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Product Details

Release Date:	11/01/2024
Label:	Reptilian
UPC:	0832915016513

Tracks

1. The Root of Our Nature
2. The World's Largest Miniature
3. The Ugly Are So Beautiful
4. The Long Wait for Nothing
5. The Wrong Song
6. The Shipwrecked Sailor
7. Thinking of You
8. Black Rainbow
9. The God's Are Laughing at Us
10. The Kids Are Not at Home
11. The Bards Must Drink and Junket
12. Everyone Is Silent
13. Mortar and Pestle
14. A Man of Many Words
15. Premature Burial
16. The Bull That Killed the Matador

Album Credits

Performance Credits

400 Blows   Primary Artist
Christian   Guitar
Skot Alexander   Vocals

Technical Credits

Krevis   Engineer,Mixing,Producer
Skot Alexander   Art Direction,Layout Design
Christopher Wessman   Photography
Zak   Engineer,Producer
James Hale   Engineer
John Golden   Mastering
Richard Kaplan   Mixing
Toni Wells   Design,Cover Photo,Art Direction,Layout Design
400 Blows   Composer