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By: By Wilfred Brandt
Article published: 13th May 08
What:
Worldwide
Who:
The Death Set
On:
Inertia
MySpace:
myspace.com/thedeathset
Ever wondered what The Banana Splits would sound like after they'd smoked crack?
Gold Coast natives Johnny Siera and Beau Velasco found a nurturing home for their techno punk in their adopted hometown of Baltimore's DIY warehouse art scene (home to similarly inclined wunderkind Dan Deacon). Their debut full-length WORLDWIDE melds toy electronics with the energy of screamo, producing pop punk songs that sound like Le Tigre without the politics, Atari Teenage Riot without the rage, or Blink 182 without the, um, total lameness.
Making their name as one of the wildest live bands around, WORLDWIDE is a bit a cock tease, as their live show's said to be orgasmic. So keep an eye out for their newly pasty skin returning to our shores soon. Tra la la, la la la la...