These long-running Detroit weirdoes might at first seem like a strange signing to Housecore, but after giving one listen to their first EP for the label, you can hear how their outrageous outbursts of sound make them a fine addition to the roster. What’s wrong with getting a little loud and weird?
To the uninitiated, the best way to describe their sound is that it takes the stentorian vocals and weird storytelling of a band like Clutch and combines it with the arty noisy skronks of a band like Daughters or The Jesus Lizard. Vocalist Shawn Knight’s distinct vocal delivery lays down all kinds of offbeat observations on the world while the rest of the band does its best to keep it noisy, weird, and always hard-hitting.
Related Posts
They also keep it relatively short, as this packs nine songs into about 18 minutes of music. This might seem like a small window, but the band manages to pack more ideas into these 18 minutes than some bands do in twice the time.
“Still Fucked Up After All These Years” cheekily references a Simon & Garfunkel song in its title, but there is no light rock to be found in its blasts of scraping guitar and vocal yelps all played with a furious intent. “Garbage Odyssey” throws in some catchy chanted background vocals into the mix, while “Ancestral Ooze” is slightly more straightforward, which means it’s still pretty weird with its call-and-response vocals and discordant breakdowns. “Molestation Of The Arts” takes aim at marketing run amuck. “Foreign Tissue Purge” opens with a big riff and then just goes faster and off-kilter. “In A Cloud Of Blood Bog Infinity” counts as their “metal” move, as it plays as some of the strangest sludge-metal you are likely to hear this year outside of the Melvins.
This is one awesomely strange slice of loud rock that is sure to thrill fans who lurk on the outskirts of the scene. Here’s hoping that being on a bigger label means this gets heard by more people, because it definitely deserves a wider audience amongst people who like the more challenging side of loud rock.
(Housecore, no address provided)