Gospel’s
The Moon Is A Dead World is an enrapturing mix of lo fi
garage rock and emocore that is not for the weak of heart.
Often venturing into an anarchic rush of wild instrumental
breakdowns, Gospel pull a trick out of classic jazz by burying
a groove amid the cacophony. That groove meanders as much
as it does in classic prog music but because of the sheer
untamed nature of the music it is able to hold your attention.
Unfortunately, also buried are the screamed vocals. The
adventurous drums hold the top of the mix and are responsible
as much for moving the music forward as they are for lashing
out. Often the kick is keeping pace while the brass is almost
haphazardly smashed. The guitars and bass are given to bobbing
and weaving like a boxer while delivering the powerful blows
when needed.
The result is an interesting mix of genres that brings
to mind bands like Glassjaw, Sonic Youth, Open Hand and
Gov’t Mule … all at the same time. The Moon
Is A Dead World is a wild jumble of sounds that will either
immediately peak interest or disgust in the listener. It
is hard to single out individual tracks, as there is nothing
‘single-worthy’ as the labels put it. The album
as a whole can be quite atmospheric for the post-hardcore
crowd, artistic for the hipsters or noisy for the nonbelievers.
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