Editorial Reviews Ubu's latest iteration rocks hard for newbies, with Thomas incanting over crashing drums, synth moans, and tinkly percussion like the last lonely shaman of the interstate system. "The Fevered Dreams of Hernando DeSoto" reprises the band's ongoing interest in inland surf music, "Hell" decelerates to the timeless inner landscape of Ubu masterpiece Dub Housing, and "Dark" is nine minutes of David Lynchian lost-highway dread. The hit is "Slow Walking Daddy," five minutes of yeah-yeah pop sung by an insane traveling salesman. --Richard Gehr
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More dark yet jovial noise-pop about life on the road from the subgenre's old masters. Vocalist David Thomas and guitarist Tom Herman are the remaining original members of the legendary Cleveland group, whose blurping synth tones, nervous vocals, and squalling guitar created American punk rock with art-school self-consciousness, leaving groups such as the Fall and the Pixies in their wake. St Arkansas follows 1998's Pennsylvania, leaving room for one more geographical effort to complete the trilogy.
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12th studio album and the 18th album overall in the group's illustrious history. On St Arkansas, Pere Ubu's blend of Midwestern hard rock, 'found' sound. Analog synthesizers, collapsing song structures, and careening vocals are brought into sharp focus. Perhaps their darkest and most dramatic statement yet! 2002. Spin Art.