HANZ BRONZE “Self-titled” C25
(Range Life Records)



Dude’s falsetto is fucking awesome, somewhere between David Bowie and Black Francis! His normal singing voice is unaffected and sincere, but all I want is to hear them high notes! Also noteworthy are the occasional hair-metal guitar lines (a few notes are str8-outta November Rain) and a Silver Jew-ish vibe. These qualities, along with aforementioned shrill hollerings are what carry this tape out of the predictable ‘college rock’ genre and into something worth intentionally listening to.

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- - Jacob An Kittenplan

Tracey Trance has been passing me tapes of his pal Hanz Bronze for a few years and I was glad to see one of his tapes arrive with the Cassette Gods mail drop -- ed.