Bloodsweat

"Plague Vendor remain a thrashy, no-frills garage punk outfit, but tweaked for maximum volume and power. Recorded and produced by Stuart Sikes (Cat Power, the Walkmen), Bloodsweat has a visceral, overdriven feel that works best on streamlined songs like the creepy maritime punk opener "Anchor to Ankles" and the repetitive thump of "Credentials." Elsewhere, they embrace a newfound moodiness on the dark and dynamic standout "Ox Blood." Singer Brandon Blaine has a good command of his rock "n" roll phrasing, alternating between a rhythmic and raw Iggy-like swagger and a more detached post-punk bellow".

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"Plague Vendor's stellar sophomore album brings more of their beach-soaked punk rock, but some newfound death-disco influence makes it a particularly compelling experience. Their first album, Free To Eat, was a solid tribute to California reverb and manic garage-punk theatrics; what we get here is some of the same recipe but pushed further, with more visceral dynamics and pulsing, angular post-punk rhythms".

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