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October 13, 2005
every wheel is a weapon
Cerberus Shoal - Pie for the President (live)
A couple of my good friends went to see Cerberus Shoal play a concert in Charlottesville, VA some time last year, and one had this to say about them afterwards: "seemed like they had never actually heard recorded music before, as if they'd only read about it in books or something, or remembered snippets of campfire weirdness from early childhood". If that's not an enticing description, then I don't know what is (it definitely piqued my interest).
'Pie for the President' features at least 2 or 3 distinct vocalists, and some intense intra-song detours (complete with broken slabs of asphalt, orange cones, construction workers waving flags around, and commuters emitting thick clouds of profanity); at 1:41 though, it becomes clear that the preceding little bursts of noise and dirt were necessary- otherwise you wouldn't quite appreciate the smoothness of the vocal breakdown, the pleasant familiarity of it.
Cerberus Shoal have a new record out now (or soon), "The Land We All Believe In", which you can order here. Also, if you want to check some more of their songs, the band has a bunch of live recordings available on their site here, all of which are excellent (I especially recommend checking out 'Wyrm', an accordian and beat-heavy jam).
Posted by Kevin at October 13, 2005 12:45 AM