Pony Express Record
These guys do kind of sound like they're
having a stroke. The stuttering start/stop thing is jarring
and angular and pretty freakin' cool. There are so many different
kinds of music going on here; it's difficult to nail down an
exact genre. There are churning guitars, elements of metal and
jazz, but it's the lead vocals that really set this album apart.
Lead singer, Craig Wedren, wails and whispers and wails again
and does his best to put on a show. Given this album's breadth,
amazing production quality and challenging approach to music
writing, I'd say that this thing is actually an influential
album that many may not know they are influenced by. This thing
is a precursor to art rock bands and all those dramatic fun
Canadian and Brooklyn bands that all of us love so much these
days. If you're a fan of modern hipster music, pick this one
up, and you'll see what I mean. |
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