Seam can always be thanked for patterning some of the indie rock sounds that dominated independent music in the '90s, and the
Kernel EP delivers on this as much as one would expect; in addition to the title track and "Sweetpea," the record also features an alternate version of "Shame," and a cover of Breaking Circus' "Driving the Dynamite Truck." This probably makes it most interesting to
Seam completists; the EP is obviously not an essential addition, given
Seam's album work. ~ Nitsuh Abebe