Next week, on March 4th, Hurts to Laugh will be playing at The Basement with Vermicious K’nids and Forgotten Sons. I mention this show because I’ve only recently become aware of their “hessian-meat-rock” style. Despite being wary of a band that describes themselves as sounding like “Black Sabbath raping the Go-Go’s on a Sunday morning sidewalk” I must admit that they are doing what they do quite well. The video for “I Tried” is entertaining, stupid, lo-fi and engaging all at once; and I mean that in a complimentary way. Too often bands take themselves way too seriously and forget that they should also be having fun. Fortunately, I don’t think that’s going to be a problem for Hurts to Laugh.
