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January 27, 2005
A Storm for Every Palm
Navies - Non-Contract
Remember what I wrote about Black Eyes? Well, Navies is cut from the same cloth: two singers (one melodic, one 'shouty'), heavy percussion, and disobedient guitars. To wit- 'Non-Contract' starts off with a sketchy guitar squall that sounds a lot like a giant metal spider sharpening its fangs against its hard, rusted legs (truly, I am a master of the elegant simile). Then a descending bass figure enters, stage right, shaking shaking shaking. This track is what you would play to celebrate the existence of plate tectonics, sort of an earthquake party jam.
Navies are part of the Dischord family, a pedigree you can definitely guess just by listening to their music. According to their website, they're putting out a five song CD EP some time in May (which they're recording right now) on Lovitt Records, and are touring all over the damn place. Plus they put up two mp3s from a recent recording session on their front page. Can't beat that. 'Non-Contract' exists only on a 10" split with A Day in Black and White, issued by Level-Plane Records. Buy it and love it, for yours truly (who doesn't have a turntable, at present).
Posted by matt at January 27, 2005 08:00 AM