H.P. Zinker - Perseverance

Primary Artist
H.P. Zinker
Album Title
Perseverance
Release Date
September, 1992 
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Review by Martin Walters
This much-hyped late-'80s/ early-'90s N.Y.C. ensemble injected new life into indie rock with a unique neo-psychedelic sound that won the band much critical acclaim and a string of releases on the hip indie labels Matador, Thrill Jockey, and Fire. On this outing, the trio (led by guitarist Hans Platzgumer, who later became a top electronica producer) sounds like a garage rock band hinting at a psychedelic/avant rock\progressive rock hybrid that floats somewhere in the murky dust of fuzz and distortion, just a step out of the group's reach. Read More