Weegee – Primitive Thrill LP

When Weegee’s self-released tape dropped last year, a small cadre of New York City’s finest sat up, fixed their hair and paid close attention. We’re not talking coppers, we’re talking rockers. Out of nowhere (Brooklyn/Queens), came this lumbering beast with a fresh kill between its teeth. Listening to Primitive Thrill, the darkside walkers recognized the skill and artistry on display, and the little green demon reared its ugly head. Who wouldn’t be envious of this exquisite debut, so completely assured in its crushed-velvet luxury and elevated aura of desperation and mortality—a Technicolor take on an iconic photo by the band’s namesake. Like a black cat on a windowsill, Weegee’s songs stretch out at their own pace, by turns languid, tense, enveloping. There is a patience at play that is rarely heard in the trash rock gutter that Weegee calls home. Courtesy of a new mix and master, the vinyl edition of Primitive Thrill, out on Dot Dash Sounds, is now even more widescreen—a landscape to