Thursday, May 10, 2007
 

Once upon a time I shared a couple of songs from an album titled One More Time that was by an instrumental band who operate under the name of 65daysofstatic, and call Metronome Records home.  Now the group is back with their third full length, The Destruction Of Small Ideas, and I am more than happy to be sharing a small taste of the recently released disc with you today.  It's a bit more polished than the songs I posted before, but the quartet apparently set out to make it slightly more quiet than their previous efforts since they felt that too many people in the music industry want every song to be louder than the last.  In the end, I feel like the band feels: turn it up on your stereo and it'll sound really, fucking, nice.  Enjoy.

:65daysofstatic - Don't Go Down To Sorrow:  You know that Explosions In The Sky album you've been rocking for the last few months?  Well, I think this is better than at least half of it, and I love that disc.  These guys have really figured out a crafty way to take the electronic side of their sound and tone it down by making it a more integral part of the song.  Before their use of it was a little erratic, but unique, so I didn't notice it too much until now.  This is proof that it's all come together for the group.  Prepare to be impressed.

:65daysofstatic - When We Were Younger And Better:  I wouldn't consider this quiet, but the arrangement does have a lot of subtle details that are placed together in a way where it doesn't sound like the band set out to be overly loud.  In fact, I find it to be really impressive that they could take so much energy and mold it into something that's complex and beautiful, not cluttered and chaotic.  Be sure to grab your best set of headphones if you want to fully experience this badass mother.

- John Laird -



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