Some Words

So, there’s a song, I don’t know if I like it. I really don’t. I must have listened to it 30 times in the past week, and I still don’t know. I bounce around to it while it’s playing. But even as I do, I’m trying to make out the lyrics, and thinking, “These are really annoying vocals.” No, wait, it’s great. Just a ton of energy. I like that.

That’s an incomplete video, the actual chart goes on another three minutes. Youtube doesn’t have it though. The full video is on the Pitchfork “forkcast.”

Battles has Ian Williams, formerly of Don Caballero, and John Stanier, on of the many former members of Helmet. The vocalist is Anthony Braxton’s son. That’s a recipe for something interesting, if nothing else. Their first full album came out last month, despite what the Youtube caption says. I’m just going to link the damn Wikipedia page. If “math rock” became the new pop (exceedingly unlikely) I would be so very happy.

They’re in Minneapolis on the 13th of next month, at the Triple Rock. If they put out half the energy live that they do in that video, it should be a good show.