London outfit The Brute Chorus have provided a satisfying and at times confusing jumble of chaos with their sophomore album How The Caged Bird Sings.
After a few seconds of listening to this album, one would expect a tinny assemblage of lo-fi tracks and little else. Though as the album progresses, there’s a fair bit of variety going on. Each track is quite unique and intricate in its own way. Indeed, to pigeon-hole this band is an impossible task with its merging of post-punk, soul and folk.
A Place To Bury Strangers claim themselves to be the noisiest band in New York, and with this they can certainly rest on their laurels. It helps that the band have toured with the likes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Nine Inch Nails, both of course not known for having a sound particularly relaxing on the eardrum.
According to his website, Kafka (no relation to Franz) is “a singer-songwriter with an alternate twist” who writes “passionate songs that are emotionally charged”. Having listened to his new single, 'Start Over', I can only assume that this is some kind of slang phrase that I’m unaware of for “indie landfill”. Whilst there is nothing offensive or particularly bad about 'Start Over', there is also not a lot that’s good – many others have done what Kafka is trying to do much better than he did.
According to his website, Kafka (no relation to Franz) is “a singer-songwriter with an alternate twist” who writes “passionate songs that are emotionally charged”. Having listened to his new single, 'Start Over', I can only assume that this is some kind of slang phrase that I’m unaware of for “indie landfill”. Whilst there is nothing offensive or particularly bad about 'Start Over', there is also not a lot that’s good – many others have done what Kafka is trying to do much better than he did.
