FR021 Alarmist "Evil Works Get Rich or Try Dying Evil Works"
US: CD $12
CANADA/INTL: CD $14

Mix in the raw energy of no-wave icons Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, the dreaminess of Sonic Youth and the fuck you attitude of Pussy Galore and you are real close to the sound of the Alarmist. But not exactly. What separates Alarmist from everyone else is the polar opposite vocal phrasing of James and Eva tethered together by the spastic yet succinct guitar and drum interplay of Eric and Nick. Unsettling, nerve-racking and gorgeous.

"Three words: Eva. Motherfuckin'. Pox. The compelling Alarmist singer, who shares vocal duties with the more ebullient human cannonball that is James Squeaky, delivers like a not-bored Kim Gordon and the screamiest parts of Bj-rk; her stage presence is part-cavewoman, part banshee, and partƒ Bj-rk (but maybe that's cause both perform barefoot). Eva Pox puts forth the dangerous kind of serene we should all aspire towards; non-fake-performance-arty and totally ecstatic. It works best with some of Alarmist's more epic noisy moments, where Eric is splicing sound shards with his guitar and Nick is going nutz on the drumz and James is scratchy scream-singing like he does. Alarmist is a new band, just comin' up, but I'm pretty stoked on their jelly thus far." --Julianne Shepherd, The Portland Mercury

Including: Eric Crespo of Ghost to Falco