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| WRR #70 - The Jim-Jims/Trixie & the Merch Girls split 7" (45 rpm) |
| 7" record - $4 This record is also availble at www.interpunk.com |
| The Jim-Jims return with two brand-new, rip-roaring, catchy rock & roll songs! Trixie & the Merch Girls fill up the other side with a brand new poppy song! If you liked "Dazzle & Flash," you'll like the new TMG song! (2004) |
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| Track Listing |
Here is what I-94 Bar had to say about this record:
There I was, about to pass comment that the A side was of this split single as far removed as what passes for a playlist in the I-94 Bar as you could get, writing it off as a maudlin, lo-energy dirge. Then I realised the turntable had been out of commission for so long that the speed setting was on 33. Anyway, played at the correct speed, "Going Far Away" is pleasant, skeletal pop (so it's not so close to what we play here) carried by an interesting female vocal. Like a Midwestern Frente. The Jim-Jims are angst-tinged vocals riding a nice, trashy twin-guitar sound. "Shakes" meanders along but "She Knows How" picks up the pace and is all the better for it.
Here is what Ear Candy Magazine had to say about this record:
The Jim-Jims kick things off with a Sex Pistols meets the Cars ditty called “Shakes” that is my favorite track from the split. They follow it up with the more straight ahead punk rocker “She Knows How”. Trixie And The Merch Girls, on the other hand and side for that matter, have a more stripped down acoustic folk punk approach with their song “Going Far Away”. Both sides are quite enjoyable for what they are.
(3/5 - " Moments of brilliance...") -Review by J.R. Oliver