PRISONER - Prisoner Format:CD the local sheriff retired and

the local sheriff retired and the Genettis moved to Hawaii

Discovered by Julian Casablancas (Cult Records)

and eccentric studio craft

the sort of music that had been emerging in US cities

Rachel Baum

PRISONER - Prisoner Format:CD the local sheriff retired andThe self titled debut from French outfit PRISONER arrives as a raw, hypnotic burst of modern garage rockless a traditional song based album and more a mood piece built from repetition, texture, and atmosphere. Released on Wicked Cool Records, the record leans into a stripped down philosophy: riffs first, everything else second. Unlike many garage releases, Prisoner is largely instrumental, with vocals used sparinglyoften as distant, almost incidental