Long time no post, but I'm back with something totally different from my last post; instead of looking at some heavy Metalcore, I'm going to introduce you to some electro tinged post rock in the form of "We were Exploding Anyway" by 65Daysofstatic.
I love this band, and every time I mention them to, well, anybody, I'm always on the receiving end of a perturbed glance; nobody has heard of these guys. Well, except my Radio tutor. He has good taste.
Well, if you haven't heard of them, this is album to introduce yourself to them with. It's easily their most accessible album, with electronic beats, normal time signatures for the most part and more melody than their previous outings.
The album clicks in to life with "Mountainhead", and I literally mean clicks. The off-beat drums lead into an angular guitar rhythm alongside some subtle sampling. This song perfectly encapsulates what this album sounds like, and it's one of my personal favourites. "Crash tactics" is next; it's pounding drums and spacey guitar sections wouldn't be out of place backing some kind of action scene in a sci-fi movie. "Dance, Dance" is probably one of the livelier tracks on the album, with a beat that will crush your skull coming in after some deceptively soothing electronic organs.
"Piano Fights" is as much delicate as it is rip roaringly fun, and "Weak 4", a single from the album, is as close to Dubstep that this band will ever come. I don't really know what Dubstep is if I'm honest, but it's probably not as good as this track.
Having toured with The Cure, it seems only right that Robert Smith their vocalist makes and appearance on "Come to Me". At just over 8 minutes long, it's the longest track on the album, but the manipulated vocals of Smith and the interesting drum and guitar parts make each second of this dance anthem a great listen.
"Go complex" starts with what sounds like the end of the Earth, eventually exploding in to a Pendulum-esque beat that will have your head bouncing. The album ends with "Debutante" and "Tiger girl", the former a mellow and (almost) calming track with operatic "Ahhhhs" and synths accompanying an off kilter drum beat and scratchy guitar chords, and the latter being a 10 minute all out dance track.
Overall, this album is brilliant listen. Although different to their other material, the album still somehow fits nicely into this band's back catalogue. Once you're done with this album, take a listen to their older stuff; maybe then I won't be the only one in the room to have listened to this great band.
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