GRIFTERS Ain't My Lookout LP Sub-Pop		One of the first things you'll notice about this record is that the vocal tracks have been given a new lease on life. Clear. Urgent. Vibrating with troubadour grace - a Memphisation of historic proportions. The songs here are more "polished" (it's safe to say they ain't using a 4-track no more) but still contain the same trepidation as the ghosts of records past. Spray gun rhythms, and rev'd up pop songs were present on other records (see '94s smash summer hit "Bronze Cast" from "Crappin You Negative") but only really hinted at. These wax trax, are nothing but a non-stop indie rock rollercoaster ride thru grifteresque graffti splattered alleyways and clinical landfills - led by four hungry musicians bound for glory and stopping only for coffee and cigarettes. J Laramie (Green Mountain)
GRIFTERS Crappin' You Negative LP Shangri-La		The Grifters make blues for people who hate blues. Memphis, skronky-blues, smoothed out on the lo-fi tip, that is. This is their third full-length and fortunately isn't really more refined than previous efforts. One song was recorded in a parking garage...The Grifters are the New Kings of Rock and Roll... Roy C. Usery (Slap)

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