The sonic aspect of what we call Indie Rock has evolved so much in the last 5-10 years that it feels good to hear some good old old school stuff like if it was 1995 all over again. Babe The Blue Ox have been around long enough to give lessons about this: the band formed in 1991, and in the first half of these 20 years (happy anniversary by the way) released 4 full lengths – whose titles, for reasons unknown, are all adaptations of titles of Barbra Streisand albums. Their music is extremely multifaceted, although there’s a clear post-punk/early post-rock undercurrent which ties together their sound. Imagine a math-rock version of Fugazi in their less aggressive moments. The band doesn’t play live often so you may want to catch them at Littlefield in Gowanus on July 7.
