Nature Film

Nature Film

Editorial Reviews
<"b000006oal7499"> Amazon.com
With most of their catalog out of print thanks to indie label bankruptcy, Scrawl have opted to rerecord five previously released tracks for their second major label release. The rerecordings mostly reproduce the earlier sound with meatier production values. Not a surprise, since Scrawl's most noticeable attribute has been their Midwestern, workmanlike style that prefers the utilitarian approach to such studio excesses as backing vocals or reverb. As of late, though, the trio has been softening to better allow singer Marcy Mays to show off the emotional range she's been hiding behind the strum and bang. (There are even keyboards in parts.) This shift to quieter tones offsets the discordant material's X-like blare and sets the stage if they should decide to kiss punk rock good-bye for good. --Rob O'Connor --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

<"b000006oal5020"> Entertainment Weekly
This mix of new tracks, remakes, and whatnot surveys a decade's worth of emotional feedback, from resigned wistfulness to swaggering horniness to bald fury. As career retrospective ... there's much to savor. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.