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Hang with this one for a bit. If you like the math rock thing, you will end up in a blob of love. And then it breaks down. And then goes indie rock. It’s great.
I thought about highlighting their new LP but i’ve got my hands full right now with albums worthy of the attention. But here is some newer material from Minneapolis’s Self-Evident.
I shared something from Deaf Wish sometime last year but I had mostly forgotten about them. I’m really a lame person at times because they are great and their new lp Pain does not fail to disappoint. Deaf Wish, hailing from the down under locale of Melbourne, released Pain just this past week on good ol’ Sub Pop records.
The album opens with a Killdozer slow piece that isn’t quite Killdozer heavy called The Whip. The song is solid but the climax is fantastic (as it should be). The album then builds with the old school styling punk hardcore bit Newness Again and the 90s Sonic Youth-esque They Know, before chilling briefly for the cleanup spot with Sunset’s Fool.
As you can tell, Deaf Wish doesn’t compromise their sound but they do mix up the heaviness, the tempo, and the vocal intensity. The next quartet of tunes goes diaphragm intense with Eyes Closed, gets all title-tracky with the angry (and then catchy) Pain, goes seriously Kim Gordon style epic with Sex Witch, before peaking with the rock’n roll anthem On featured in the video below.
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Dead Air reminds me of what we used to have on college radio stations before there was automation options. Sometimes I think actual dead air would be preferable. But I digress because Dead Air is a great song and introduced our finale Calypso quite well. Calypso slows things down and goes a bit more standard indie rock in a way that matters and makes me happy.
Basically, I cannot approve of Deaf Wish’s new album enough. I even broke my moratorium on buying new records and instantly bought this album upon completing this review. The marbled colored vinyl version of course. Damn, I suck.
What the hell is going on in Toronto that has everybody so loud and angsty? Dilly Dally seems to be the latest in a long line of very good, very raucous bands crossing over from north of the border.
This reminds me of some of that heavy stuff from the 90s that I love. Like somewhere between Circus Lupus and Flipper.
Any excuse to keep posting this lovely song off of On Your Own Love Again is a good one.
Some Canadian goodness from 2014…
If you liked the video, check out their bandcamp page for more including this great song from last year’s split 7″ with HSY.
I had a little trouble deciding on this week’s pick. There are plentiful good 7″s coming out on a regular basis but i’d lost track a little of what was released when. And the summer does seem at least a little quiet.
This week’s highlight was released in July as part of the 100 Club Series featuring London indie pop artists Chorusgirl. The 100 Club Series is a series of singles released by Odd Box Records. Sadly, actual physical records are sold out, but you can still get this single digitally.
This standard single features No Moon on the A side. This catchy, light twee song is quite delightful. It’s a great relaxing song to sit back and enjoy. The B side track Dream On, Baby Blue is also well executed. I actually prefer it. On both sides, the single has an almost shoe gaze backing. It’s a great single and well worth a listen.
Real talk: I’m scheduling pretty much the entirety of my August SOTD’s in advance since I’ll be on the road most of the month, and I’m about zonked out on describing music. If I’m putting it up here, then I like it. Good? Good. This one will appeal to fans of the Black Lips and Parquet Courts and the like.
What a great one name artist. I just love the siren effect in this song.