Quicksand Manic Compression Vinyl LP Record

Quicksand’s heavy metal is distinguished not by the band’s hooks but by its precision — they grind their riffs into the ground, never alleviating their intensity. Manic Compression isn’t as murky as Quicksand’s major-label debut, and it contains tighter, better-constructed songs, all of which excuse the band’s deliberate lack of melody. Then again, the point isn’t melody — Quicksand is about sheer sound in all of its distorted glory. If you like that sound, the album delivers the goods.

• A1 Backward 1:43
  
• A2 Delusional 3:57
  
• A3 Divorce 1:44
  
• A4 Simpleton 2:35
  
• A5 Skinny (It’s Overflowing) 2:26
  
• A6 Thorn In My Side 2:36
  
• B7 Landmine Spring 3:40
  
• B8 Blister 2:08
  
• B9 Brown Gargantuan 4:04
  
• B10 East 3rd St. 4:01
  
• B11 Supergenius 2:55
  
• B12 It Would Be Cooler If You Did 6:27