For every Why? album that I'm
super excited to hear I pretty sure that there are even more that will
inevitably come out of nowhere and impress me. For instance, today's
artist. They're called The Big Sleep, and they have a new album set to
be released by Frenchkiss Records on February 19. The trio have
actually been around for awhile (they have another effort called Son Of A
Tiger), but I wasn't aware of them until I stumbled across a song from
the upcoming Sleep Forever. Every year has a solid handful of
quality indie/post rock, so hopefully this will be one of the first worthy
of such praise. Now, go on and spend the weekend hot and sweaty as you
jump around your apartment in aimless formation to the gem below.
Enjoy.
:The
Big Sleep - Bad Blood:
As much as I love post rock I think there are too many
artists that end up cluttering their arrangements into noisy
messes. This isn't the case here, and it's mostly due
to Sonya Balchandan's vocal work. She puts just enough
swagger in her voice to match the tone of the music, but at
the same holds enough back so that it isn't sonically
overwhelming. It even makes the multi-layered
arrangement come off a little clearer and more precise.
Good work.
Son Of A
Tiger isn't an album that I can say I've ever had the
pleasure of hearing, but this is a cool song that makes me
want to check it out. It's called Murder, and
there are some nice sci-fi visuals to accompany its brooding
sound. Watch and love.
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