Today’s Random Album of the Day is Dying to Meet You from Vaz. Vaz is noise rock. But also I see Rate Your Music lists it as Math Rock which I didn’t think of for Vaz. But I could see how that fits at least a bit. Anyhow, Noise Rock is probably my favorite genre and Math Rock is pretty close.

I don’t listen to Vaz enough. They are quite good. I know I tend to listen to a lot of girl rock so there is that. And Riot Grrrl certainly competes with Noise Rock – though much Riot Grrrl is quite noisy in its own right. So overlap there is. Anyhow I’m off topic.

I really love this album. It’s quite good. Definitely a keeper. If I had a nitpick, the vocals are not my favorite style. They are fine. Just not my favorite style. Personal preference thing. While the guitar riffs are just phenomenal.

Rating: 9.8

Favorite Track(s): “They’ve won” opens the album nicely. I like the opening to “Blue Lip Special” and the song doesn’t disappoint. Those songs are fine but the intro to “Elastik-C” is phenomenal to me. And the song is quite good. I love the angular riffs. “White World of Death” has a great driving riff to it. By the time we get to “Headless Statue” I feel this album just gets better as it goes. “Give Us the Creeps” reminds me of early Sebadoh. That’s a good thing. “Drive-by Swordfight” is good. Really it’s just a good album…

Keep or Trash: Keep.