To any stoner reading this: White Fang‘s “High Expectations” is surely one of the sweetest sonic treats around. Despite drifting towards the colder vibes (deep vocals/fuzz/delay) of the post-punk era, it is a most inviting record, which precisely due to the band’s exploration of the post-punk sound, is so repetitive and catchy that from the very first listen, you feel like you already know every track. Careless and casual like a friendly jam session, each of the eight songs opens with a string solo, introducing the loop upon which it will be built before it kicks in/ virtually printing it onto your brain. So to everyone else, for the exact same reasons, it is I guess that song you want to get out of your head but won’t manage to, expanded to the length of an album; a lovely album sure, in its own magnetic way, but you were warned. The cover art should have had you warned; their Facebook page, too: these guys know their target demographic; ask their manager.
PS: Little round of applause for the very close runner-ups in the last ‘Artist of the Month’ poll. And guys, sorry about the choice of picture, it was too funny not to be spread.- Tracy Mamoun