A Gun Called Tension A Gun Called Tension

• Words: Jesse Serwer
• Label: Cold Crush
• XLR8R Rating: /10

A collaboration between Free Association vocalist/NYC rasta fashion maven Sean Reveron and Modest Mouse guitarist/Murder City Devils founder Dann Gallucci, A Gun Called Tension‘s self-titled debut is what might be expected, and then some. Twisting through genres on a track-by-track basis, AGCT takes in dancehall, hip-hop, dub, garage rock, and indie pop without much concern for cohesiveness but pulls it off, thanks to Reveron‘s perfectly raspy, MC-ish vocals and a steady slew of guest musical collaborators such as Roots Manuva, Airborn Audio, and Pretty Girls Make Graves‘ Andrea Zollo. It all comes together on "Gold Fronts," a jam that sounds like everything and nothing in particular."