Woven Bones - In and Out and Back Again

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4...according to our Brett on Fri 18 Jun, 2010.

Never mind waking up to a Tory Britain, I'm starting to feel like I've woken up in lo-fi Britain.. This is a more aggressive, garagey beast than the last couple I've had to write about and immediately after the 'play' button is pressed Brian's commenting about how much it sounds like Cud. Ant's just piped up that there's also something Flipper-ish going on in a tune or two and I think he's got a point, particularly in the relentless rhythms and slurry, sneery vocal delivery. I'd guess Suicide are an influence but since this is predominantly guitar-based it's probably no surprise that they recall the noise-pop of A Place to Bury Strangers a little bit too. You've got about a million comparisons there so that's my lazy effort at a review over with.

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The raw exuberance that Woven Bones seethes from its tightly-wound inner coil of turmoil isn t exactly the stuff daydreams are made of, but as their menacing presence has been culminating over the past couple of years, it s now clear as daylight that their finest efforts would come together on this, their debut LP. As they ve effectively dragged the shards of their tattered souls with building ferocity on each of their previous singles and EPs, the evolutional process has honed itself to a fine edge, poised to level any contention and break into the blinding realness of now. They ve finally harnessed the elusive throb and crash of their intended sonic perfection on their own terms, and this debut album will no doubt convert the middling masses into drooling slaves to their hypnotic heartbeat rhythm. What was only hinted at before is now as pure, raw, and ugly as a newborn jackal, squirming out of the wretched womb and ready to face the world, all the while, sending an evil chill down the spine and reminding you that yes, new music really can be this good. Like the eardrum-shattering noise pop icons that came before them, Woven Bones blaze their own trail of lascivious loudness and controlled snarl that s just what the world needs right now, and the perfect soundtrack to your screwed-up summer. The debut album, In and Out and Back Again delivers nine heart-stabbing hits that just keep hitting back, so without further hesitation, we give you the debut album that explodes heads on contact, by your new favorite band, Woven Bones. They slayed SXSW2010, and the album will be the proof taht once again, America has the hits!

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