In the tradition of other New Jersey bands like The Feelies and Yo La Tengo, New Brunswick's Sink Tapes pass some sounds of the past through their own filter to come up with a sound that is totally their own.
The quartet's latest EP displays influences from The Velvet Underground, the acoustic indie pop of Evan Dando, early shoegaze like The Jesus and Mary Chain, and, yes, Yo La Tengo. Mattress Cowboys provides a bit of a contrast to Sink Tapes' 2012 full-length, Please Touch, by focusing a bit on the band's quieter side.
On opening track, "A Carnival's a Sure Thing," Ricky Kuczynski vocally channels Lou Reed over distant electric guitar and keyboards. The EP's other songs are mostly acoustic, culminating in the psychedelic, short interlude of closer "Doc Botnik's House Call Band."
The 5-song Mattress Cowboys is available as a "Name Your Price" (which means FREE) download from Sink Tapes' Bandcamp page. If you've got about ten minutes and not much cash, I honestly can't think of a better use of those two resources today.
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