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Ed Schrader's Music Beat - Party Jail

Review by Russell Warfield

At its best, Party Jail shows us how interesting truly successful punk minimalism could be.»

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Ed Schrader's Music Beat are Ed Schrader and Devlin Rice, a minimalist punk duo from the fair city of Baltimore, Maryland. 'Party Jail' picks up where 'Jazz Mind' left off, adding a thoughtfully crafted, minimal pop vibe to their already terse punk sound. The follow-up features songs that are equally loud and destructive, pensive and strangely haunting. An early version of 'Radio Eyes' was chosen for the 'Sub Pop 1000' Record Store Day 2013 compilation. A new version of this song appears on 'Party Jail', as well as the upcoming single "Pantomime Jack" which, among other subjects, ponders existing in a universe that culturally charts music that began and ended with the 'Live Aid' generation through its self important pontifications and documentaries. The album also features additional drums by Jeremy Hyman of Ponytail, Dan Deacon, and Boredoms.
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