If there’s one thing I remember best about high school, it’s that indie rock seeped into my life and slowly became what would be one of the greatest loves of my life. As a teen in those vital years of development, emotions are bound to run high and wild, and indie rock – in particular its inclusion of post-punk and post-hardcore – so perfectly captured this ever-moving ball of emotional frustration and confusion. With intertwining, spiraling, and, most importantly, adventurous guitar and bass riffs riding on powerful, dynamic drumming, the music conveyed every fiber of emotionality rather than one general theme. You’d be hard-pressed to find something so freeing and genuinely embracing.
Denton, TX’s Raised By Tigers perfectly capture this recipe on their latest album, Reunion Parts. This is the type of music that has the ability to express more in just a few measures than some bands can say in one complete song. It’s the focus on the relationship between riffs and rhythms – not to mention tones – that produces music characterized by passionate delivery and smart, earnest arrangements. Taking the sonic exploration and visceral punch of post-punk, the instrumental precision of math rock, and a pinch of post-hardcore’s musical tension, Reunion Parts is an album that requires attention from start to finish. The music on songs like the Engine Down-esque “Pictures of Books” or the shoegazey electric folk/jazz mix of “SB” displays the band’s ability to progress past a point of straightforward direction, something that illustrates the band's careful attention to detail as well as the power of movement and pace.
Check out the whole album after the hop.
Raised By Tigers
MySpace
No comments:
Post a Comment