OneThree Reviews

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OneThree — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:53:00 +0000

Artist: Godspeed You Black Emperor!
Album: Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada
Song: Moya
Genre: Post-Rock

Hands down, this is the greatest post-rock song ever. The climax at 8:27 almost made me wreck my car when I first heard it, and I'm not kidding.

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OneThree — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:42:00 +0000

Artist: Nitrada
Album: We Don't Know Why But We Do It
Song: Old Love, New Idea
Genre: Electronic

I think my friend Brian will love this song. It's off an almost-impossible-to-purchase-in-America album by a German dude who makes music under the name Nitrada.

Great stuff, and the album is full of diversity; almost no two song sound alike. Definitely recommended.

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OneThree — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:10:00 +0000

Artist: The Mars Volta
Album: Frances The Mute
Song: Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus: A. Sarcophagi/B. Umbilical Syllables/C. Facilis Descenus Averni/D. Con Safo
Genre: Magic

Was their first record amazing? Yes. Transcendental? Hard to argue with that. Was their second record a disappointing noise-fest? Yes. But there's still no denying this song. This song is full of so very many moments....the central breakdown and build is among the best things that The Mars Volta have ever done....I just can't get over the depth of that build....and the transition at 8:24 is worthy of metal.

I'm sorry, but this song is as good as anything they've ever done. First record included.

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OneThree — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:16:00 +0000

Artist: White Rabbits
Album: Fort Nightly
Song: The Plot
Genre: Indie Rock

I'm way overdue with my SXSW Recap, but here's a little taste of one of my favorite SXSW discoveries....

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OneThree — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:46:00 +0000

Artist: The Pineapple Thief
Album: What We Have Sown
Song: What Have We Sown?
Genre: Rock

Yes, this song is 27 minutes long.

If I can spare the bandwidth you can spare the time; put it on when you're gonna be at your computer for a spell.

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OneThree — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:45:00 +0000

Artist: The Big Sleep
Album: Sleep Forever
Song: Pinkies
Genre: Rock

The Big Sleep is back.

Big time.

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OneThree — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:14:00 +0000

Artist: The Jonbenet
Album: The Plot Thickens
Song: Eleventh Century Folklore (Chapter I)
Genre: Raunchy-Ass Emo Texas Metal

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OneThree — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:35:00 +0000

Artist: Caribou
Album: Start Breaking My Heart
Song: Brandon
Genre: Electronic

It's been a bit too long since I've posted something here. I've really been digging Caribou lately; I'd checked this dude out a few times in the past but the music never quite grabbed me. For whatever reason I checked it one last time and was hooked. I really dig this song, although I really could have upped just about anything from the reissue of this album, which comes with a bonus disc that's better than most regular albums. I bought two more of his records the other day and am enjoying them just as much.

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2007 - The Blender

OneThree — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:35:00 +0000

Another year, another mix. Same deal as last year: mostly it's stuff that came out in 2007, but a portion of it is older stuff that I discovered this year. Going back to my 2002 and 2003 mixes, my timeline with Botch in particular has been comical; I somehow missed 'Worker Bees' for all these years but randomly discovered that gem of a song while working out one day. And let me tell you, 2:40 in that song is where fat girls go to die in mosh pits at metal shows.

Anyway, I think I ended up with a really good mix this year. It of course spans everything from super heavy screamy goodness to downtempo chilled out stuff, so if the first few songs put you off I will weep for you, but stick with it and I'm sure you'll find some stuff you'll like. It moves back and forth between loud & quiet, but the end of the mix trends toward a nice wind-down.

The track listing is below, along with short comments in parentheses. Mostly they're just mentions of my favorite lyrics or moments or thoughts about each song, because whatever, I felt like it.

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1. Trap Them - Digital Dogs With Analog Collars (LET IT RIDE.)
2. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Lurch (I. DON'T. KNOW. YOUR. NAME.)
3. Every Time I Die - We'rewolf (I didn't put my hair in a ponytail for nuthin'.)
4. Clark - Ted (0:36 is it.)
5. Stateless - Running Out (How long before you crack?)
6. Fujiya & Miyagi - Ankle Injuries (Like pixelated scraps of jazz max in your head. Lights.)
7. Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (Goes like this: Duty and Death.)
8. The Big Sleep - Brown Beauty (2:04, delicious noise.)
9. Cursed - The Hands Will Abide (BOREDOM. THE EYES IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.)
10. Botch - Thank God For The Worker Bees (THAT'S WHY. WE DIE.)
11. The Minor Times - Casket City Lights (HANG. TWIST IN THE WIND.)
12. Holy F**k - Frenchy's (See these guys live.)
13. Buck 65 - Spread 'Em (Wider. Wider, now. That's right.)
14. Ion Dissonance - Void Of Conscience (WHAT GOES IN ONE EAR GOES OUT THE OTHER.)
15. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Fix Your Face (NOW YOU'LL PAY THE PRICE FOR HER. PRAY FOR HER.)
16. The Chariot - They Faced Each Other (WHAT IF WE CAN'T WAKE UP? I HOPE YOU ALL REST IN PEACE.)
17. Every Time I Die - Cities And Years (WAR, COME WITH US HOME.)
18. Queens Of The Stone Age - Sick, Sick, Sick (Lose the halo, don't need to resist.)
19. Do Make Say Think - The Universe! (It's all about building up to 4:02.)
20. Rosetta - Monument (RELEASE. REVOLVE.)
21. Poison The Well - Letter Thing (GIVE ME SUNSHINE, MAKE ME HAPPY. GIVE ME SUNSHINE.)
22. Every Time I Die - No Son Of Mine (STOP. THIEF.)
23. The Minor Times - This Is The Blues (Nah, nah nah nah nah.)
24. Peter Bjorn And John - Young Folks (Talking only me and you.)
25. Buck 65 - The Beatific (Everything belongs to me because I am poor.)
26. Yppah - I'll Hit The Breaks (1:30 = Gangster.)
27. Clark - Herzog (Welcome to the future.)
28. Intronaut - The Challenger (0:39 is destruction.)
29. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Horse Hunter (COMMERCE IS YOUR GOD. CANNIBALISTIC FLIES.)
30. Poison The Well - You Will Not Be Welcomed (YOU ARE SUSTENANCE.)
31. LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great (I wish that we could talk about it.)
32. Radiohead - All I Need (It's all wrong. It's all right.)
33. Boards Of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy (3:16 is what music is.)
34. The Cape May - Desert House (Who's that there over my shoulder? I don't want to look anymore.)
35. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Mouth Of Ghosts (You were a mouth without a heart, an action without meaning.)
36. Clark - The Autumnal Crush (And I....Still....Miss................You.)

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OneThree — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:17:00 +0000

Artist: The Cape May
Album: Glass Mountain Roads
Song: Desert House
Genre: Dirge?

You could knock me over with a feather right now. I was intrigued by the description of them posted on the fantabulous Regnyouth blog, but I expected that I'd download their record and delete it after listening to 2 songs. I couldn't have been more off base; holy hell, they've snared me.

This is not at all my type of music, but man oh man do I absolutely love this band. If it doesn't hook you right away, stick with it. If you don't feel it at 2:38 then there is something wrong with you.

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The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works

OneThree — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:30:00 +0000

Edit: Oops, forgot that whole bit where I give the album 5 out of 5 stars!

I remember one time at a Buck 65 show, he introduced his hilarious and entertaining cover of The Jungle Brothers's 'I'm Gonna Do You' by saying, "When I was growing up, The Jungle Brothers made a record called Straight Out The Jungle. Now that album is a classic. And the reason that album is a classic is because every song on that record is amazing."

That's how I feel about Ire Works, which is probably my favorite album of 2007. At first I was lukewarm on a few songs, but heaven help me I even love 'Black Bubblegum' now; it's hard to resist the cheesy hook, and I finally gave up trying.

This album is a clear progression for Dillinger. It's got some of their best math metal ever, but there's so much diversity on the record that it really feels like three different bands, which could have turned out to be a bad thing if their signature stylistic elements didn't traverse the boundaries between songs so well. This album is 1/3 crazy math metal, 1/3 IDM glitch and 1/3 melodic rock. But even that doesn't do it justice, as the glitch songs include metal riffs and melodic vocals, while one of the rock tracks has a positively Latin vibe to it ('Mouth Of Ghosts', available below).

I don't feel like I have too much to say about the record, oddly. I love every single song, even the short ones. And where the short tracks on Clark's Body Riddle felt mostly like filler, the short interludes on Ire Works serve as great bridges between the songs. If you listen to the album straight through (something I rarely do in the age of mp3s and shuffled playlists) there's a cohesion and progression that feels well-planned.

The thing I really love about the album is how many memorable moments it has for me:

-Dmitri's guest vocals in 'Fix Your Face'
-Pretty much all of 'Lurch'
-The surprising vocal appearance at the end of 'Sick On Sunday'
-The swelling, swingin' horns in 'Milk Lizard'
-The surprisingly anthemic chorus riff in 'Party Smasher'
-The throwback/homage 80's trash metal vocals in 'Horse Hunter'
-Brent Hinds's guest vocals in 'Horse Hunter'
-The Latin vibe and piano rundowns in 'Mouth Of Ghosts'

And those are just the ones off the top of my head.

Greg's vocals have grown on me a lot. He's gotten past the obvious Patton/Reznor worship and has come into his own, displaying a huge range on the album; he handles everything from snarling screams to falsetto vocals with style. And Chris Pennie's departure, which could have been a huge disaster for the band, seems like a non-issue once you hear Gil Sharone positively murdering the drums. I don't know much at all about him, but the percussion he brings to the record, which hints at jazz from time to time, is amazing. He even finds a way to make the rock songs feel slightly off-kilter. And, of course, Ben Weinman has written some amazingly intricate guitar runs offset by crushing breakdowns. Everyone showed up for this one.

Okay, I lied, I actually did have a lot to say about the record. I just can't stop listening to it front to back, and I'd encourage you to do the same.

Rating: 5/5 Stars

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OneThree — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:48:00 +0000

Artist: The Dillinger Escape Plan
Album: Ire Works
Song: Mouth Of Ghosts
Genre: Versatility

This song comes from what is probably my album of the year. Ire Works is absolutely amazing; I wouldn't think of skipping a single song.

And if you have any sort of preconceived notion about Dillinger, you're officially wrong.

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OneThree — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:37:00 +0000

Artist: The Octopus Project
Album: One Ten Hundred Thousand Million
Song: Music Is Happiness
Genre: Quality

In honor of when The Octopus Project wrote fantastic songs....

....the song title says it all.

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The Octopus Project - Hello, Avalanche

OneThree — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:26:00 +0000

Hello, Avalanche of Boredom. It's not that this album is bad, it's just that it's not very good. I love their previous two records, but this one just spends 43 minutes going exactly nowhere. There are a few songs that show promise, but they fizzle out every time. Man, what a disappointment.

Rating: 2/5 Stars

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OneThree — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:44:00 +0000

Artist: Foo Fighters
Album: Foo Fighters
Song: Exhausted
Genre: Alternative

Remember back in 1995 when Foo Fighters didn't suck? I still love this song; it remains one of my favorite album-closers ever.

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OneThree — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:18:00 +0000

Artist: U.N.K.L.E.
Album: Psyence Fiction
Song: Rabbit In Your Headlights
Genre: Gold

DJ Shadow + Thom Yorke = Perfection

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OneThree — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:29:00 +0000

Artist: LCD Soundsystem
Album: Sound of Silver
Song: Someone Great
Genre: Not quite sure....

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OneThree — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:20:00 +0000

Artist: Do Make Say Think
Album: Goodbye Enemy Airship The Landlord Is Dead
Song: The Landlord Is Dead
Genre: Post-Rock

I'm about to head out for the weekend, but I figured I'd do a quick update. This is one of my favorite post-rock songs ever, from one of my favorite post-rock albums ever.

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OneThree — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:04:00 +0000

Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Siamese Dream
Song: Hummer
Genre: Alternative

If you don't like this song there's something wrong with you. That's all there is to say.

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Charlie Huston - No Dominion

OneThree — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:19:00 +0000

This will be a pretty quick post. I just finished up No Dominion, which is the sequel to Already Dead (see my review below). I really enjoyed Already Dead, so I was waiting for the mailman to deliver the follow-up.

No Dominion picks up after the events of the first novel. I'll try to keep things spoiler-free, but I think that in the early parts of the book Huston was torn about how much to explain to the reader. He spent some time recapping the events of the first book, but not enough to actually set an adequate stage for people who hadn't read it. The same goes for the general workings of his world (how the Vampyres feed, who the major Clans are, etc.). And for people who have read the first book, it feels a little tedious and comes off as somewhat aimless. Thus, an unsatisfying middle ground.

Luckily, the book moves with almost the same pace as the first in the series (a third book is due out in December). Where the first book dealt with a story both personal and political, the second book deals more with the political side of things. It's still got the intrigue and discover of a good mystery, but the events of the book revolve around power struggles and uncovered conspiracies. I personally enjoyed that aspect a bit more than the first book, which got a little too complex at times.

One of my complaints about the first book was that all of the fictional elements were integral to the story; nothing was there for atmosphere or flavor. The same can be said of No Dominion, but for some reason it didn't bother me as much this time. Maybe that's because I was more familiar with the book's version of Manhattan and was focused on the story more. That makes sense, but actually I think it was because the story, once it got going, was more engaging for me than Already Dead's.

I was sad to see that Huston didn't do a ton to further develop the main character's love story, but knowing that there's a third book on the way gives me hope. Overall, I would say that No Dominion is just as good as its predecessor, though in different ways. I heartily recommend both books.

Rating: 4/5 Stars

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OneThree — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:15:00 +0000

Artist: Aesop Rock
Album: None Shall Pass
Song: None Shall Pass
Genre: Hip-Hop

I was in a store and this song came on. I asked the clerk who it was and bought the album on the spot (Amazon Prime + web phone = glory). I've never listened to Aesop Rock much, but I'm enjoying the album so far.

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OneThree — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Artist: Rosetta
Album: Wake/Lift
Song: Monument
Genre: Post-Rock / Metal

Don't be put off by the vocals and tone in the first minute; it quickly gets very ambient and post-rocky. And the vox are mixed fairly low throughout the song. In my mind they just add another texture to the crazy layering Rosetta has going on. I'm really in love with the builds in this track.

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Charlie Huston - Already Dead

OneThree — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:20:00 +0000

Hello, Occasional Reader. It's been a while. Partly that's because I'm lazy but mostly it's because I haven't gotten terribly excited about any books, movies or albums lately. Plus I've gotten into the habit of instantly blabbing about anything good to my friends, who happen to be the only people who read this site. Which makes typing it up on the interweb seem fairly meaningless. But I'm back, and I might even do a short post later this week with some mini-reviews of other recent purchases.

Anyway.

I just finished Already Dead, by Charlie Huston. I started it yesterday and probably would have finished it last night if my attention span was longer, but I can't stay focused on one thing for too long; I waited for BioShock with bated breath for years and could still only manage to play it for 2-3 hours a night.

God, this is turning into a personal blog. Sorry about that.

Anyway (again).

Already Dead is set in modern day New York City. A New York City where vampires (or, as the book calls them, "Vampyres") exist. As do zombies. Stay with me, though; this isn't some schlocky pulp horror novel. It's equal parts noir detective story, Gibson-esque alternate culture and flat-out page-turning mystery. The story follows Joe Pitt, a lone wolf Vampyre, on his search for answers in an underworld populated by mysterious figures and complex alliances. We get to know Joe early on, and Huston's version of a Vampyre's life is a fresh take on the traditional Dracula version of things.

Employing a sparse first-person present tense style, Huston gets the story moving from page one. It's not quite as spartan as Cormac McCarthy's prose, but it's close. Given the general noir/hard-boiled feel, the terse verbiage is an asset to the book. In the best Gibson/Stephenson fashion, Already Dead is wild and zany when it comes to its characters. Here we've got everything from a peace-loving hippie generation bloodsucker to a former drug dealer-turned-internet porn producer who's almost as wide as he is tall.

But while the characters are entertaining in their extremes, the realities of the setting are quite practical. The day to day routine (or should that be the night to night routine?) of a Vampyre is described in simple terms that make it seem as normal as could be. Huston also dispels some of the myth surrounding the creatures, which are infected with a virus (actually, of course, "the Vyrus") and not some supernatural power. In the first few pages the protagonist, Joe Pitt, orders pizza at his local slice shop and opts for broccoli pizza, not the tomato & garlic:

I could eat the tomato and garlic if I wanted to. It's not like the garlic would hurt me or anything. I just don't like the shit.

The politics, alliances and underground movements of Huston's version of New York City are well-realized and described in detail, including a map of the different Clans' territory, but my only major gripe with the book stems from that fact. At first it seems as if Huston has simply envisioned a rich fictional universe, but as the plot moves forward it becomes apparent that every character, faction or bit of history ties back to the mystery in an integral way. None of it is there simply for flavor or to enrich the world.

When reading about an alternate version of familiar settings, I prefer some things to be hinted at and then left to the imagination. I'm re-reading the Dark Tower books, for example, and they're full of one-off references to pieces of the world that are never mentioned again. It can be a bit frustrating at times, but it also helps make it feel like the characters are part of a much larger universe. The inclusion of every bit of world fiction in the events of Already Dead makes the elements feel more transparently like puzzle pieces concocted by a writer for a detective story.

But that gripe aside, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and was unable to put it down (at least in terms relative to my mild media-related ADD). I was engaged and curious every step of the way, and halfway through it I had already ordered a handful of Huston's other books online. If you're looking for an entertaining, fast read, I wholeheartedly recommend Already Dead.

Rating: 4/5 Stars

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Clark - Body Riddle

OneThree — Tue, 01 May 2007 07:27:00 +0000

Has it been a month? God, I'm so bad about updating my blog. Anyway, I have a towering album to tell you about.

This album is dirty.

And I'm talking about the good dirty. The dirty that makes you feel joy in your soul. The dirty that makes you happy that people are making music like this.

Chris Clark has been making music for a while, but I just recently found out about him (thanks Brian!). This album really punched me in the teeth, so I went back and checked out some of his previous work. Frankly it wasn't anything special, but on this one he really found his stride and then some.

Back to the whole dirty thing, Clark fuzzies up his samples and makes electronic music sound like it was played by a live but drunken noise orchestra....in a good way. This is probably the most organic-sounding electronic record I've ever heard. I know intellectually that it's all very intentional, calculated and planned, but that doesn't really alter the listening experience. When you're hearing this record you feel like you're hearing improvisation and exploration. I don't know if non-musicians will understand this, but I can see Chris Clark in a poorly lit room with his head down and bobbing slowly, playing the same measure over and over on the keyboard in order to find the perfect progression. Just doing it again and again until it's right. Over and over and over and over. Until it's right.

That's how music is written, for those of you who have never done it.

So back to the album....The first few songs are very strong, with their pseudo-jazz beats and intriguing melodies blending together nicely. The first two songs fade into track three quite well, eventually melting down into a nice decrescendo. The meltdown completes the first trio of songs, establishing the fact that on this record Clark isn't just throwing together a bunch of great songs but is in fact crafting an album.

Then comes track four, 'Herzog'.

Track four is from the future.

Though there are basically no drums, this synth-heavy track sounds like it's from the kind of future that I want to live in. There are huge climaxes and intricate melodies all wrapped up in the same analog, improv-heavy style that kicked the album off. Track four makes you realize that this album is something special. It has fantastic dynamics and beautiful distortion. Yum.

When track four fades out you figure that it's melting down, but as soon as you're lulled to sleep track five slams in with the groove that got me to check out the album in the first place. Though it's only, 2:54 long, 'Ted' has all of the intensity and intricacy that IDM should be all about. The song is gone almost as soon as it came, but damn if it doesn't leave a lasting impression.

Tracks 6, 7 and 8 are all great. Yep. Check them out and enjoy them. They rock. But they're basically (really good) filler before the closing triptych of triptychs.

Man oh man, 'Matthew Unburdened' is a great track. It's got a hauntingly off-beat rhythm that lulls you to sleep before throwing you off again, once again in a good way. It fades in and out with ease, switching melodies in a deft attempt to create a song that could have easily been a completely satisfactory album-closer had Clark not written two more songs that truly shut the album all the way down. Seriously, 'Matthew Unburdened' could have ended things and I would have been happy.

But holy crap, 'Night Knuckles'. You really just need to hear this song. It's the most beautifully frenetic song ever. This song is what Four Tet has been trying to do all along. It uses bells and melodies and what sounds suspiciously like a bunch of spoons to craft a driving, intensely beautiful experience. It goes a million miles an hour but never sounds like it's a hurry, because the undercurrent of melody proceeds at just the right pace. There are some melodic transitions that just kill me. Just when you think it's over the song comes back and just hits you in the face with driving melody and wonderfully intricate percussion. Man oh man.

Then comes the last track, 'The Autumnal Crush'. At this point you should have already bought the album just from reading about it, but if you haven't then this song will heal your soul. Holy crap. It starts with a bittersweet melody that makes you close your eyes and try to find the melody inside the melody. Then the beat drops. And just when you think that beat has built into something special, the real beat drops. Again, holy crap. And when that one is done, another layer gets put on top. This song has a simple melody that just keeps cycling and cycling, getting distorted more and more until it works its way into your soul.

Yeah yeah, whatever, it's just music. But hey, listen to this record and you will be amazingly moved. Seriously. Buy it. Listen to it. Close your eyes and get carried away.

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

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Poison The Well - Versions

OneThree — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:55:00 +0000

Holy crap. I've been listening to these guys for 5 years now, and they've always been a band that I liked but never loved. Until now.

With their latest album, Poison The Well has blown all expectations out of the water. They've progressed from fairly standard whiny hardcore to somewhat progressive songwriting to promising-but-flawed experimentation to this album's near-perfection. From what I understand, it's come at a high cost; the band has gone from being a tight-knit five-piece to being a bare-bones three-piece, which must have been heart-wrenching after doing four albums as a full band of close friends.

But I digress.

What makes this album stand above the rest?....

....the inclusion of country influences.

No, I'm not kidding.

This record blasts out of the gate with face-melting intensity on the opener 'Letter Thing', but Poison The Well has done intensity before. The magic comes from their new sound, which takes brutal hardcore and layers in country stylings without a hint of irony. They use twang, they use slide guitar, they use banjo. And it all works. You can still hear the classic elements of their sound (punk rock drum beats, dry lung vocals, energetic/erratic guitar), but it's all been centered by the outstanding production and unified vision of this album.

PTW's clean singing has never done it for me in the past, because it's always seemed way too safe and formulaic. It's been emo suckiness, frankly. On this record, however, vocalist Jeffrey Moreira has really found his stride, and his vocal performance is worthy of good indie rock. The drums and guitar both rip as hard as ever, and the songwriting is incredibly solid. It took a year and a half to record this album, and it shows. The songs have excellent structure and tons of patience; even the burners take the time to break things up. Not a lot of bands know how to do that.

This is a hardcore/metal/heavy album with texture, heart, maturity, talent, growth, balance and atmosphere. This one isn't going to be forgotten. It's not waiting for the next big scene record to knock it out of your consciousness. Music fans are going to remember this one for a long, long time. I can't urge you to check it out strongly enough.

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

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