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Quasi

American Gong
Kill Rock Stars Records

All along – when Janet Weiss and Sam Coomes weren’t busying themselves with Heatmiser and Sleater-Kinney and the Jicks, or being married and then being divorced – they were Quasi. So when they do occasionally choose to wear their Quasi pants, fans freak. On American Gong, Quasi’s eighth record, the band (now a trio) offers more of what makes people love them: out of nowhere jams, lullaby-choruses, sing-song rhymes and dissonant juxtapositions. In fact, it’s a bit of a show-off record – not hoity-toity, but a portfolio, almost, of everything they’re capable of. “Bye Bye Blackbird” starts as a contagious, loud-quiet-loud rock song, before shuffling off into an all-out jam session.

“The Jig Is Up” showcases Coomes’ sugar-coated vocals. And track six “Black Dogs & Bubbles,” swings widely from toe-tapping anthem to downright heavy. But all of it – the fidgety sound, the sudden change-ups: This is why you love Quasi.

Recommended download: “Bye Bye Blackbird”

This article appears in Mar 11-17, 2010.

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Quasi – American Gong

by Source Weekly, The Source - Bend, Oregon
March 10, 2010

<h1>Quasi – American Gong</h1> <p class="byline">by Source Weekly, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />March 10, 2010</p> </p> <p>Quasi</p> <p><em>American Gong</em><br /> Kill Rock Stars Records</p> </p> <p>All along - when Janet Weiss and Sam Coomes weren&apos;t busying themselves with Heatmiser and Sleater-Kinney and the Jicks, or being married and then being divorced - they were Quasi. So when they do occasionally choose to wear their Quasi pants, fans freak. On <em>American Gong</em>, Quasi&apos;s eighth record, the band (now a trio) offers more of what makes people love them: out of nowhere jams, lullaby-choruses, sing-song rhymes and dissonant juxtapositions. In fact, it&apos;s a bit of a show-off record - not hoity-toity, but a portfolio, almost, of everything they&apos;re capable of. "Bye Bye Blackbird" starts as a contagious, loud-quiet-loud rock song, before shuffling off into an all-out jam session.<br /> <br /> "The Jig Is Up" showcases Coomes&apos; sugar-coated vocals. And track six "Black Dogs &amp; Bubbles," swings widely from toe-tapping anthem to downright heavy. But all of it - the fidgety sound, the sudden change-ups: This is why you love Quasi.<em></em></p> </p> <p><em>Recommended download: "Bye Bye Blackbird"</em></p></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/music/quasi-american-gong-2135292/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=14722&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/music/quasi-american-gong-2135292/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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