Think feedback, think big guitar god solo, and fasten your eyes and ears to a book that’ll belt you. Amato plays his urgent material “just for kicks” and “for keeps,” and this absolutely fearless and volatile mix of clowning and erudite commitment gives his work a life like nobody else’s. Breaking rules we might not have been aware of (or alert to our allegiance to), Pain Plus Thyme is a hard-hitting, clear-eyed critique of culture, as well as a “romp” through preserves both political and personal. Did I say that it’s good? It’s fucking awesome. [Lauren Mullen]
Factory School. 2008. 146 pages.
ISBN: 978-1-60001-001-9
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