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October 06, 2004
Halo Above Every Sour Note
the Joggers - the Devil Wears Earplugs
I'm going to try writing well about music for a change. Fans of strange and abrasive similes, don't worry, there will still be plenty of extended nonsense for your enjoyment. Viz. right here: 'the Devil Wears Earplugs' sounds like someone corralled the most wild and stubborn guitars, trained them slightly, and is trying their best to deliver a valedictory speech over the din. Really though, the guitars are the warp and woof of this song's fabric, wrapped around the four-part (shape note-sung) harmonies of Ben Whiteside (lead singer, guitarist) and the rest of the Joggers, who all do a fantastic job of making the richest (but somehow v. airy) and most textured guitar rock I've heard in a while. This track is from their debut record, 'Solid Guild', on Startime Records, which held tenure in my cd player for about 3 or so months last fall. It sounds even better now than it did then, if that's possible. Hopefully they'll be gearing up for a new album soon, but in the meantime, you can download another mp3 from the band's website, and hit up an online merchant to BUY it, if the spirit moves you.
P.S. The new Boredoms/Vooredoms record is fucking amazing. I'd like to post an mp3, but the shortest track is, well, 20 mins. long. So probably not.
Posted by matt at October 6, 2004 08:00 AM