Tyvek - Tyvek (CD)

All Music Guide

After putting out a series of 7”s, EPs, CDRs, and cassettes, Tyvek took full advantage of the room to roam for their debut fulllength. More sprawling than any of their other outings, on their self titled CD for Siltbreeze, vocalist Kevin Boyer and the gang bounce from punky rockers in the loose spirit of Mr. T Experience and The Dead Milkmen, and shambling halfassed instrumentals. “Sonora”, “Tecate”, “El Centro”, and “Mexicali”, are disposable interludes, pieced apart from a freewheeling two chord jam session, but dig past these rough spots and the treats outweigh the filler tenfold. Like slackerbased, left of the dial college rock of the '80s, stream of consciousness lyrics are executed in an offhanded singing style that compliments the winding, ramshackle melodies perfectly. “Stop Start” captures the quick to the punch disjoint of Wire, "Frustration Rock" grinds and noodles away as Boyer hyperventilates through a tongue twister, and “Stand and Fight” is a fist raising romp in the sty...le of early SST singles. Of course, everything's captured in Tyvek's usual poorly lit, fly on the wall technique of fourtracking. With everything immediate, and with flaws galore, there's not much to differentiate the sound from a live show, which is a good thing. Lofi fans wouldn't want it any less raw. - Jason Lymangrover, All Music Guide Read more Less