Smashy Claw- Former Spine

by John Christen

Ever wonder about the dead beat decimal brother of π (3.014610)? Smashy Claw’s debut album, Former Spine, seeks to answer this and other mind boggling questions in 16 comically twisted songs. The experimental rock band sounds as if Green Day and “Weird Al” Yankovic crossed genes and produced a mellower Offspring. Additionally, some of the songs have a Fun pop rock feel to them. The musically gifted three-piece band incorporates many instrumental elements that morph into an enticing unique style.

Highly entertaining the Denver-based band’s pleasing melodies are catchy and supremely witty, “My friends say I’m in denial but I’ve never been to Egypt.” Songs such as, “Cardiac Probe” and “Collecting Dust” explore concepts ranging from friendship and tolerance to life as an igneous rock living on a shelf. Smashy Claw is more than just bizarre lyrics and alluring choruses.

Online: smashyclaw.com

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