The Baptist Generals - Void Touching Faster Victuals

Ahhh, Texas, how I love thee and the bands you give me. Well, some of them. The Baptist Generals, from Denton, TX, released this four-song EP as a precursor to their full-length No Silver/No Gold on Sub Pop. To be honest: I'm not that impressed. From track listing, I know that the first song on this EP appears on their new release, and you can tell that its definitely the most "produced" sounding of the tracks. But the other three tracks sound like album throw-aways. "Jack's Head" is a mildly entertaining song about a guy driving his motorcycle into a fence. The song "Unimaginative" is aptly titled such. Through reading up on them, they record very minimalistically and that this is their first jaunt into 8-track recording. Maybe this is their style, but its just not doing anything for me. It reminds me of Beck's earliest work, but lacking the imagination, humor, and charm that Beck had. Their full length may be worth the purchase, but I would certainly skip this EP. Unless you like really underproduced, jangly alt-country stuff with really nasally, whiny vocals. I know that sounds harsh, but it's what I hear from this band. Hopefully I'm wrong and these songs don't adequately represent them. [www.baptistgenerals.com]