URANIUM CLUB - Who Made The Man?

...Now you wait a gosh-dang-diddley minute here.

You seriously mean to tell me that no one – and I do mean no one – has yet to cover this single on the Youtube-sphere? I mean, given, it IS just a two-track promo release for an upcoming LP, but... c’mon, it’s new Uranium Club. Minneapolis’ Uranium Club, THE fuckin’ Uranium Club. Based on that notion alone, I figured that some other nerd woulda pounced on that shit the minute the vinyl found its way into their mailbox, but no, that doesn’t seem to be the case. I thoroughly searched the web for at least a whole minute before I came to the conclusion that the second track of this single, “Small Fry”, has yet to surface in a digital format. So, being the “nerd” that I am, I aimed to rectify that situation last night, despite my intent on concluding my channel’s string of Lumpy-related content with yesterday’s post. With a freshly-sharpened pencil in hand, I vicariously spun this record, as instructed, until satisfaction was fully achieved; and in consequence, a vinyl rip was brought into the cyber-world. Technology sure is neat.

A band like Uranium Club needs no introduction; and no, I’m not necessarily implying that they’re some sort of “groundbreaking” punk group whose music can wholly speak for itself – which they are, and it very well could – but moreso in the sense that I fear for perpetuating redundancy. I think we’re all well-aware of Uranium Club’s splendor. By this point, this Minneapolis-based punk band has been thoroughly fawned over by dozens of blogs and music outlets, meaning that there’s next to nothing that I, as a semi-illiterate, musically-inept moron, can say that’d be remotely insightful or substantial. Be it the group’s angular, tightly-wound punk delivery, the expressive, temperamental songwriting that’s bursting at the seams with hooky riffage and expansive progressions, or the palpable sense of energy that’s loaded within the confines of these near-mathematical rock jams, it’s all ground that’s been tread on by a dozen writers before me. So to supplement my lack of original ideas and a similarly-stale musical lexicon, I’ll just have you all know that Uranium Club is nothing short of incredible. Absolutely fuckin’ incredible.

“Who Made The Man?” (released by Static Shock Records in Europe and Lumpy Records in the US) serves to be the second release in Uranium Club’s catalog, which is somewhat hard to believe once you account for the vast amounts of aural nourishment that the group’s debut LP, “Human Exploration”, provided us all back in 2015 – that single LP provided more original tuneage than some bands do with an entire discography’s worth of material. However, despite the 7” currently being the sole-successor to their well-applauded LP, it’s not exactly a standalone release. As previously mentioned, it’s more of a promotional release than anything, with the EP containing an alternate take of their song, “Who Made The Man?”, which is set to appear in their upcoming “All Of Them Naturals” LP on Static Shock Records (Europe) and Fashionable Idiots (US). Backing that is “Small Fry”, which was a song that originally appeared on Maximum Rocknroll’s “Shitworker Comp” earlier this year; as to whether or not it’s the exact same take of the song, I can’t confirm. Regardless of what you consider this EP, it’s definitely more than enough to tide us over for the group’s LP release in early November. The way “Who Made The Man” gradually mounts into an anxious, post-punk-like fervor, with technical inflections being brought forth by warbling synth tones and a shrill, droning wail, sounds far too enticing for me to NOT be helplessly excited to hear what Uranium Club has in store for us next. Saying that they made good use out of side A’s five-minute runtime would be an understatement, because “Who Made The Man?” is a tireless endeavor with more than enough tonal transitions to make your head spin; truly, an artistic undertaking for the ages.

Also, shoutout/apologies to Lumpy & His Rex for saturating my channel with his label’s content over these past four days. I’m aware that I accidentally stepped on your toes last night by posting your Halloween mixtape prior to its planned debut on Mental Whiff’s podcast. I didn’t mean to, I’m just trying to be a good boy n’ help out. :(

Anyways, I’m goin’ back to Jimmy’s never-ending inventory of shitty punk music tomorrow evening, I promise.

TRACK LIST:
Who Made The Man? – 0:00
Small Fry – 5:00

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