Blog: I Rock Cleveland

"Rubber," the latest single by the trans-continental indie rock band, Yuck, is an album closer in the tradition of American underground stalwarts, Yo La Tengo. The tempo is carefully measured and its arrangement is both patient and simple. There's a clean guitar melody, but it lurks behind an omnipresent field of static. The vocals meanwhile, are delivered in extended, slightly off-note tones, and occasionally expand with slacked, boy-girl harmonies. Granted, there isn't one shining moment during its seven-plus minutes - There are no bursts of brilliant melody, and no overwhelming shredding frenzies. There's just a [...]

• Yuck - Rubber