1994's
Cop and Speeder
takes a few steps away from the hooky orientation of both the
Yellow No. 5
EP and 1993's
Dead Air
-- the dark and only vaguely indie rock constructions it explores has the blues- and soul-based edge of bands like
Afghan Whigs
, lending a sense of depth and sophistication to the record that's occasionally preferable to the more punchy sound of other
Heatmiser
releases. ~ Nitsuh Abebe