Texas Platters

The Gary

On 2009 debut EP Chub, local trio the Gary elbowed out room at the bar, espousing everydude-isms within its own brand of "slop rock." Its full-length debut delivers a slightly more sober version of the Gary. Take opener "QSB," a tangle of thick-stringed downstrokes and sinewy minor keys, under which bassist Dave Norwood laments: "We lose ourselves in broad strokes. We lose ourselves in all folks." On Logan, Norwood's heavy hand plays as much a part as Trey Pool's wiry guitar and drummer Paul Warner's leveling thrash, and all three combine for standouts "(Eyes in the) Tap Room" and the Ezra Pound-referencing "Ancient Music," channeling the Minutemen as much as Dead Moon. The first half-dozen songs are fantastic; the last four don't slouch either, especially "False Sunrise." It's a bit of that tried-and-true Dischord formula: Loud, primitive music can be enlightened as well.