BUNNYGRUNT - Vol 4 LP

Highly recommended.

Even the name has this sense of contradiction. The cutesy of the bunny, doing something rough, unexpected, with the grunt. And so it is with the band Bunnygrunt, who have spent the last forever ploughing this field between c86 indie pop and messier DIY punkish behaviour, sadly, much to the ignorance of the masses, but loved by the few.

They seem to make music on their own terms, and us, the listeners, are just interlopers, passing through. And that pretty much sums up Vol 4. Largely made up of songs that sound little more than demos on occasion, all of them have something to offer. They often split into the Bunny (sugary-ish indie pop, sung by Karen) and this more angular, (post)-punk headed up by Matts similarly angular vocals - the pulsating "Led It Out" being the best example.

There are highlights aplenty, but "Chunt Bump" not only has an incredible name but hits on this rather gorgeous set of changes that verge on britpop as interpreted by Sonic Youth, and is spread out over 7 minutes.