Music Review

Sex Vehicle (1995)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: Motorhome; Genre: Rock

With guitarist Josiah Mazzaschi's dazzlingly eclectic storehouse of sounds at Motorhome's sonic heart, this coed trio combines the exotic petulance of fellow Chicagoites Smashing Pumpkins with the lush, dissonant texturings of dream-poppers like My Bloody Valentine and Blur on Sex Vehicle. The satisfying result is that rarest of indie rock feats: an unaffected balance of quirkiness and catchy, stick-to-your-ribs hooks. A-

Originally posted Aug 04, 1995 Published in issue #286 Aug 04, 1995 Order article reprints

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