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Johnboy’s fiercely pummeling riffs and razor-sharp breaks made their 1993 debut one of the finest in noise rock since the Jesus Lizard. But on Claim Dedications, the Austin-based band further honed their monstrously heavy sound with an only slightly refined element to their grizzly, discordant approach. Produced by Steve Albini, the album is the stuff a noise rocker’s dreams are made of: heavy, melodic, intense, cerebral, dissonant, urgent chaos. Shouting, screeching vocals with the occasional spoken-word interlude provoke comparisons with the eerie sound of Slint, but the easy analogy doesn’t do either of these distinctive bands justice. It’s just a shame Johnboy’s finest moment was also their swan song, as the band broke up after two impressive albums.
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  • telebravo

    johnboy . no space no caps. austin. early 90s. trance. pistolswing (stautinger) and claim dedications (albini). the bio above is correct. promo pic of 3 guys around a classic car in the desert is not this band. Johnboy -- Angelfire & Tigers, Dragons and Tanks 2 -- much later band who chose to use the same name. Completely unrelated. Bio is not about this later band.

    March 2012

  • TheIMM

    Jehaa, Johnboy!!! 8-)

    July 2011

  • Smirnon

    Pistolswing is a good album. nothing mindblowing; just quality math-y noise rock

    February 2011

  • zekdeath

    Didn't like them, there is nothing special about this band.

    November 2010

  • thisisahiijack

    need their split with quitters club! i want the mp3s, but i need the actual 7" as well.

    March 2010

  • tspgatmog

    JOHNBOY/GENUS

    September 2009

  • sankathi

    awesome band

    July 2009

  • AloneInTheSky

    nice, very nice!

    June 2009
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