New Secret Machines Video - "Atomic Heels"
No secret, Benjamin Curtis has pushed on to dreamier pastures with his excellent new project School Of Seven Bells. Choosing to make music with the Deheza twins instead of his own brother, Brandon, has been a good decision for his art, although we're left to assess how its effected Secret Machines, who continue manufacturing their psych/prog/rock/whathaveyou with the other Curtis, Josh Garza and replacement guitarist Phil Karnats on the recently released Secret Machines LP. "Atomic Heels" is the collection's first single, now affixed to a neon-hued, flickering video, and at least for this dark-hearted pop burst, things seem alright. It starts with a gothic stomp, loses some steam in the early verses, but eventually builds into a fully realized rocker with a lofty hook, British Invasion backing vocals, and Karnats finding a home in the mesh with pinging, textural guitar lines. When all the parts congeal, it earns its "Atomic" feel.
Secret Machines is out via World's Fair Label Group/TSM.
Posted at 5:11 PM by amrit in Video
Tags: Secret Machines
I'll be honest. I was really skeptical that an album without Ben would be anything worthy of bearing the Secret Machines name, but...this sounds pretty damn good. I mean, if this is what the rest of the album is like, I'm excited.
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Psychodelic. Well at least they don't completely suck without Ben.
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I love this album so much and by the way the drummer's name is Josh Garza not Ben Garza.
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