The High Confessions is a collaboration between Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley, Ministry/Revolting Cocks vocal maestro Chris Connelly, Chicago metal multi-tasker/producer Sanford Parker (Minsk, Nachtmystium, Twilight), and another Chicago producer, Jeremy Lemos of White/Light. The quartet’s signed with Relapse to release Turning Lead Into Gold With The High Confessions, a title that promises some sort of alchemy. It works: The 5-song/50-minute collection’s a slow-release patchwork of dark clattering tones, drum rolls, drone, outbursts, noise-rock, shades of Current 93, weird industrial chatter. The old-school post-rock opener “Mistaken For Cops” is a scene-establishing intro that makes way for the four challenging, satisfying 10 minute epics that follow it. They’re best when they take their time:
Turning Lead Into Gold With The High Confessions is out 7/20 via Relapse. I’m told they already have new songs written/recorded for the next album. That one could be out as early as next year.
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allen king strikes again.
This is one of those bands that, no matter what the music sounds like, id wish I could just hang around the studio while they recorded. Alotta talents and brains in this band.
Spooky, moody. I like it! Reminds me a bit of Dead Man’s Bones, with some more industrial mixed in.
I really hate Stereogum’s music player! it rarely ever works.
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I love Steve Shelly and Ministry. I think this is a fun project form them….totally fun. This stuff is cool but, sounds like a soundtrack to a Jim Jarmusch movie. Yes, I love that stuff and I would probably buy it….but, I might have second thoughts and buy my less fortunate friend a used Sonic Youth LP for Christmas. Sorry, I love music but I’m poor. This doesn’t cut it for me.