This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
“I will plant a kiss to send you to heaven … or rip you to shreds,” sings Chainsuck’s Marydee Reynolds.
Unfortunately, she doesn’t quite do either on her trip-rock outfit’s sophomore outing. Reynolds, a Boston vocal teacher, has sweet, ghostly pipes and a knack for a haunting lyric to go with them. They dovetails eerily well with the gothy electronica of her tunes, programmed and performed by members of Chicago’s Ministry–Revco–Thrill Kill Kult circle. Trouble is, there’s too much tension and not enough release — after half a dozen of these sombrely restrained, lifelessly low-key tracks, you don’t feel blessed or terrified as much as you just feel bored. Kindly stop that, Marydee.
