Holtzclaw Road, Virginia brothers Pontiak teemed with fellow Thrill Jockeys Arbouretum for Kale, the split 12″ that included originals along with John Cale covers like the latter’s take on “Buffalo Ballet.” Of course, there’s more to each band than Cale covers. We updated Arbouretum’s dossier recently with their raging (but also quietly echoed) stoner anthem “False Spring.” Now that it sorta feels like Spring out there (maybe), we have a couple newbies from Pontiak, both via their noisier, heavier (and Dead Meadow-esque) third album Maker, recorded in their “rural” VA studio. Opener “Laywayed” buzzes alongside a very opened eyeball, flashlight theater, the band, a trippy spider, and beautiful landscapes. “Honey” arrives image-free, but it’s still — wait, apologies — sweet (leaf).
Just like “Honey”:
Maker is out 4/7 via Thrill Jockey. You can hear more at the band’s MySpace.
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My brain hurts after reading this post. I had to read it through 3 times before I knew what the hell it was about. The first sentence just barely beats out the last sentence in the battle of making me want to bang my head against a wall rather than attempt to figure out what the hell you are trying to say.
Thanks for the mp3 though. It’s very good.
You can stream the whole record on their Thrill Jockey artist page. Thing is so fuckin good.
http://www.thrilljockey.com/catalog/index.html?id=103769