EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: The Phantom Band - Crocodile + Burial Sounds
At the heart of every great band is a contradictory crux. A problem that anyone giving ears will feel compelled to somehow resolve - witness the play between pop and noise that helped define Sonic Youth, The Velvet Underground and so many others, the opposing tugs toward the traditional and experimental The Beatles felt. I'm not saying The Phantom Band sound like any of those guys, aside from the fact that they have their own riddle; theirs asking you to untangle a merging of pastoral, heartland folk and a cold, kraut drive that remains eternally future. It's a combination not seen too often - most tend to be zealots for either past or future. In accepting both, this Glaswegian sextet can't help but carve out their own terrain and, in terms of their mission and their number, that terrain is suitably ample; "Burial Sounds" a spree of swooning guitar and sultry percussion, while "Crocodile" remains entranced with a repetitive motorik beat before taking off upon distorted guitars for the last two and a half minutes. Both tracks are pulled from Checkmate Savage, recorded with The Delgados' Paul Savage and released on Jan 26.
Sounds Like: Robbie Robertson, NEU!, Nick Cave
The Phantom Band - Burial Sounds
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