Fuck Buttons - “Flight of the Feathered Serpent”
Well these guys have stepped their game up! Their 2008 debut Street Horrrsing delivered a nice hypnotic mix of noisy skronk, electronic texture, tribal rhythms and other buzzy signifiers. What makes the band distinctive, of course, is that they are not afraid to get epic—see “Sweet Love for Planet Earth”. Their recent release, Tarot Sport, delivers more of their signature sound, but the approach is streamlined and the band makes greater use of electronic rhythms. The album-closing double whammy of “Space Mountain” and “Flight of the Feathered Serpent” is enthralling—part dance work-out and part noise bliss-out, quite worthy of the epic titles.
Atlas Sound - Logos
Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport
KoC - Declaration of Dependence
Royce a 5'9" - Street Hop
Spiral Stairs - The Real Feel
WWTB
Right on schedule, here’s what’s worth buying this week.
- Atlas Sound - Logos (buy the CD/buy the MP3s)
- Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport (buy the CD)
- Kings of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence (buy the CD/buy the MP3s)
- Royce da 5’9” - Street Hop (buy the CD/buy the MP3s)
- Spiral Stairs - The Real Feel (buy the CD/buy the MP3s)
