The historic “gods of rock,” and all those who aspire to their thrones, have, since the 1960s, usually worn their hair long. Short Hair align themselves with the punk spirit that rails against any pretensions of musical divinity. The name also encapsulates the physicality and sly humor of the band. Short Hair play stripped-down, short and concise, noisy rock music. Skronking, twittering shards of sound suddenly cohere into thick rock riffs. The overall effect is akin to contemporary weirdos like Deerhoof, or no wave, the arty New York version of post-punk (think early Sonic Youth or…
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