“Cosmic Nosebleed” is exactly the kind of post-hardcore I wanted to
play in bands back in college, but I think we were too hamstrung by the allure
of psychedelic-length songs to really pare ourselves down. I was right on the verge,
right on that edge – but I pulled back into the embrace of odd indie, like
Modest Mouse’s first two records. I shrug, whatever, that’s who I was, man. I had
a scream that could flay your face – I hid it.
“Volcanic Brain” reminds me what can happen when something like June of
44 blows up in your face – it becomes something along the lines of Planes
Mistaken for Stars. This takes me back – I wish I still was that weird aggro/anti-aggro
guitar hugger sometimes, one who slink an off-kilter melody from the neck and
then stomp the fuzz box when the time came. Dynamics. It was all about
dynamics. Fragment of Joy has it down.
https://fragmentofjoy.bandcamp.com/
https://orbtapes.bandcamp.com/
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