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Waves
by Bob Makin
Record Roundup with Shut Up, The
Anderson Council and From Good Homes
Two Jersey Shore bands who
have helped keep the spirit of
grunge alive with recent music
are The Black Clouds and Gay
Guy Straight Guy. The former’s
vocalist-guitarist Dan Matthews
and the latter’s drummer Bob
Paulos have joined forces in Shut
Up, a powerful trio that recalls the
hard ‘n’ heavy end of the grunge
pool in which the Melvins and The
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Dwarves swim. Also featuring Sex
Zombies bassist-vocalist Jamie
Conner, aka Scarlet Fever, Dan’s
wife, Shut Up recently made a
video as intense as their music for
their first single, “Better Luck Next
Time,” from their debut album,
“Nope.” A Makin Waves Song of
the Week, “Better Luck Next Time
is an excellent example of Dan’s
minimalistic approach to feed-
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