Black Eyes
Black Eyes
Dischord (2003)
I'm glad I got into this album before seeing Black Eyes' live show, because I would have been very unimpressed with the album after witnessing the insanity of their first show in Omaha. They nearly tore the ceiling off that tiny basement, and it was a nigh-religious experience. It's hard to believe that their first full-length, the s/t on Dischord, is almost perfect, but doesn't even come close to matching the intensity of the live show. Throughout the album, Black Eyes leave you confused, violated, and wet from their own brand of cacophonous funk that makes your entire body swirl into a mindless, ass-shaking shadow of your former self. The vocals are disjointed but still seem to mix together in a chaotic post-hardcore stew of screaming, singing, squawking, mumbling, and a billion other methods of unorthodox musical communication. The music is absolutely original, and the band comes off just as strong on the lyrical side of the album with their own bizarre records of violation, which include child molestation ("King's Dominion") and rape ("A Pack of Wolves"). You have no trouble feeling the same because the music overwhelms you and makes you feel like a child. And ohh, doesn't it … Read more
The New Trust
We Are Fast Moving Motherfuckers. We Are Women and Men of Action.
Slowdance (2004)
Talk about coming out of left field. Members of some of indie-darlings The Velvet Teen and Benton Falls have gotten … Read more
Spiritualized
Amazing Grace
Sanctuary (2003)
J Spaceman's life seems to be a never-ending spiral of hard drugs and failed romances, if his records are to … Read more
