Yu(c)k – Weakened EP

Coveting their underground credentials, emerging noise-pop 90s revivalists, Yuck, have opted not only to release their Weakened EP under alter-ego Yu(c)k, but also to seriously limit its exposure with only 100 cassette copies being shipped via über-cool, cult U.S. label, Mirror Universe Tapes. Those who can track a copy down, and indeed a deck to play it on, will find the trio boldly stripping their sound back to the bare bones of a shimmering budget Casio and the lullaby-lilt of Daniel Blumberg’s ghosting tones, offset only by tremulous harmonies and, fleetingly, the beat of a single shuddering snare. From the mournful melancholia of Daughter, to the barely present whisper of Automatic, Weakened provides a lovelorn quartet of songs to bruise the heart. [Paul Neeson]