Staff Pick

Every so often here at Repo we like to pick one record that we can all agree on as being the one thing we can't stop listening to. The one we pick today is.....

Sex Church - Growing Over
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Sex Church's "Growing over" is more space rock less punk rock, sorta sounds like if Wooden Shjips started a punk band. The driving guitar and bass rhythm has been split up since their last album "Six Songs"(an album that is still on a some-what heavy rotation for myself) and now the job of rhythm is solely on the bass, which is perfect, making a more compelling, diverse sound. If you love the bass sound of Les Rallizes Dénudés then this is right up your alley. Before guitar leads were less prominent and more used for driving the rhythm but it now has much stronger hooks. Now there are lead hooks abound and it never feels indulgent but necessary, they get stuck in your head all too easily. Tracks like "Put Away" and "Growing Over" get pretty epic, showcasing their ability to do post-rock compositions while managing to stay away from that label. All in all this is a slightly catchy, heavy, at times spacey and fully enveloping album. You'll put it on and get lost in it.


We still have one copy left of their first album too. Just say'n.