Fine Hoods Press

PRESS RIOT ON PLAZA
Fine Hoods – New Sensations (2011) – Fine Hoods is a newer art punk band from greater KC, who have only been peeking out every once in a while to play a show, most recently with the bizarrely undervalued Nature Boys . The band is two parts Lazy (Brock Potucek, Michael Boles) and one part The Fairer Sex (Brenton Wheeler). FH keeps the same ’70s art scene vibe as Lazy, culling what they can from Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground’s more lo-fi and heroin influenced offerings of that era. Add to that Potucek’s monotone vocals which conjure an image of Peter Murphy moving to NYC in the ’70s. This EP is $5.

KC PITCH WEEKLY
Fine Hoods colored the dive afterward with crushed, queasy guitar and synth pop. Its inflated frequency range is otherworldly and erratic, but the songs poke tuneful holes through the white noise that suffocates and distracts the music. They have a point to make about the media-saturated, half-deaf world we live in, and they try and teach you how to listen to it. Listen to Fine Hoods here.