Sounds Of Sota #1: "This Came First" by Wiping Out Thousands

"Could you invite me to your underground?" 

Well hello again, Minnesota music fans!

Welcome to the inaugural installment of our "Sounds Of Sota" series.  If you haven't put the pieces together yet, this will be a place where we ask one of our regular contributors to give us their thoughts on local albums.  Think of it as a compliment to our "Singles Mixer" posts.

As this is a new piece, we thought it would be appropriate to start it off with a new contributor.  Ladies and gentlemen, one hand clapping against the other makes a very fine sound for Dr. Bill Rubin!

Now, for those of you who don't know Dr. Bill, he's a longtime friend and reader of the blog.  He is also an encyclopedia when it comes to indie music.  Since a large portion of the albums we review in this space are bound to be indie rock & hip-hop albums, we thought it would be important to make sure the man with the most knowledge on the subject had his voice heard.

A few weeks ago (SOTW #11) MinneSarah & TCDroogsma gave us their thoughts on the song "Beach" by local group Wiping Out Thousands.  Well, the band has since released This Came First, the parent album to that single, as a pay-what-you-want download on their Bandcamp page.  We put Dr. Bill on the case to find out just what the story is with this album.

(Scoring Note: Our individual track reviews run on a scale from 0-5.  For entire albums we've bumped the system up to 0-10.)

Before we get to the review, have a look at this clip to get a good listen to Wiping Out Thousands.

 

Alright, click on the embedded player below to hear Dr. Bill's thoughts on the album.

Final Score - 3.6/10

There you have it!  Dr. Bill... not too thrilled with the new Wiping Out Thousands album.

Again, This Came First is available as a pay-what-you-want download at Wiping Out Thousands' Bandcamp page.

For more of Dr. Bill, be sure to give him a follow on Twitter (@DrBillRubin).  He earned his PhD in indie rock studying under Professor Robert Pollard.  He knows what he's talking about.

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