Music

The Blind Pets

Rock box

Reviewed by Austin Powell, Fri., Aug. 13, 2010

Texas Platters

The Blind Pets

Smashed

If Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge as Mudhoney decreed, then the Blind Pets just earned a second helping. The local trio's debut offers a sweaty throwback to the glorious barbarism of grunge – lean, convulsive, and with no shortage of broken strings or instruments. It's a kick in the pants that lasts close to an hour, with Red River boogie "Buy Yourself" and a squalling "Fever" being choice highlights.

***.5

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