Predatory Headlights

構成数 : 2枚
合計収録時間 : 00:00:00
Tenement are a band from the wilds of Appleton, Wisconsin who have a talent for sharp, hooky punk tunes with a garagey accent and strong melodies. After making a pair of fine albums (Napalm Dream and The Blind Wink, both released in 2011), Tenement took their time with their third effort, and they clearly wanted to make something more than just another pop-punk album. And there's no arguing Tenement have delivered something out of the ordinary with 2015's Predatory Headlights. The band's songcraft is impressive, the performances are tough but tight and proudly heartfelt, and the tunes are diverse enough to keep this music from sinking into the cookie-cutter hegemony of lazier punk bands, moving past the ordinary power trio format to include sweet harmonies, acoustic guitars, keyboards, strings, and creative tape manipulation. While Tenement are maturing into an outstanding rock & roll band, their ambitions still stretch beyond that, and Predatory Headlights is punctuated by several experimental pieces (often nameless) built from distressed string charts, masses of percussion, and not-quite-in-tune pianos. If the less melodic tracks are a matter of taste, what's good here is accessible and often excellent, especially the fierce, no-nonsense rock of "Dull Joy" and "The Butcher," the bluesy swagger of "Whispering Kids," the Stones-flavored "You Keep Me Cool" and "Hive of Hives," the spare acoustic menace of "Licking a Wound," the near-hardcore blast of "Near You," and the stylish pop of "Why Are We Where We Are." Predatory Headlights is a fascinating, thoughtful album that confirms Tenement are a band with very genuine promise. ~ Mark Deming

【収録曲】
1 Theme of the Cuckoo
2 Crop Circle Nation
3 Dull Joy
4 Feral Cat Tribe
5 The Shriveled Finger
6 Harvest Time
7 Under the Storm Clouds
8 Ants + Flies
9 Garden of Secrecy
10 The Butcher
11 Whispering Kids
12 Curtains Closed
13 Why Are We Where We Are
14 You Keep Me Cool
15 Cold the Pavement Is
16 Heavy Odor
17 A Frightening Place
18 Licking a Wound
19 I'M Your Super Glue
20 Hive of Hives
21 The Dishwasher's Meal
22 Keep Your Mouth Shut
23 Foreign Phrase