Malady - S/T

      So Malady is a band that I have a lot of love for. Many of you, especially around the D.C. metro area, are familiar with these guys at least in some form. Malady formed from the ashes of Pg.99 and for a short but ultimately brilliant moment left there mark on the world. It seem as soon as they were here, they were gone. Given the combustible history of Pg.99 and all of the bands the members went on to form, its not too shocking. But Malady definitely seemed the shortest lived and definitely my favorite! What was and is funny about all of those bands (City of Caterpillar, Haram, Pygmy Lush, Paper Mache Monster, and Highspeed Changer) is the fact that you can immediately hear Pg.99 in them no matter what the direction. It was their style of playing. It's so distinct and now intrinsically ingrained in the underground music scene here. Like City of Caterpillar's take on a more metal approach and Pygmy Lush's more punk folk take, Malady's Genesis was the indie rock side of things. Still as visceral as Pg.99 was but in a far more delicate way (if that makes any sense) they crafted songs of loss and love...and probably drugs. (i imagine, you still can't understand a damn thing Chris Taylor sings) This to me is the best of the post '99 output and the one I keep going back to time and time again.


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