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Artist...... Home Is Where
Album....... I Became Birds
Label....... knifepunch records
Genre....... Punk
Releasedate 2021-03-05
Encoder.....
Bitrate..... 320kbps
Size........ 45.81 mb
Duration.... 18:44
WWW......... http://homeiswhere.bandcamp.com
.Tracklist .................................................................
01 L. Ron Hubbard Was Way Cool [ 1:39]
02 Long Distance Conjoined Twins [ 3:27]
03 Sewn Together From The Membrane Of The Great Sea Cucumber [ 4:45]
04 The Scientific Classification Of Stingrays [ 2:18]
05 Assisted Harakiri [ 4:30]
06 The Old Country [ 2:05]
.Releasenotes ..............................................................
https://homeiswhere.bandcamp.com/album/i-became-birds
With I Became Birds, FloridaÆs Home Is Where push their unique blend of
whirlwind hardcore aggression and warm, open-hearted folksy melancholy to
even further heights. Frontperson Brandon MacDonaldÆs Dylan-esque
eccentricities are on full display here, from the occasional blast of
harmonica (like on early standout ôLong Distance Conjoined Twinsö or the
disaffected, despondency-soaked closer ôThe Old Countryö) to their knack for
abstractly evocative neurosis-as-poetry. But far from being a copycat act,
Home Is WhereÆs wearily raw-throated aesthetic and dynamically vivid
compositions feel idiosyncratic and vital. The bittersweet folk melodies seep
deeply into the bandÆs DNA, adding an element of accessibility and immediate
nostalgia to otherwise churning and angular song structures and sonic
assaults. Vocals range from an intimate, gentle, and disarming croon to a
full-bodied expectoration of the soul, oftentimes in the same song (like
ôSewn Together from the Membrane of the Great Sea Cucumber,ö which splits the
difference between mournful, gothic post-punk and staccato-heeled screamo
with aplomb). A devastating rhythm section and nimble, versatile, yet
powerful guitar work assist with the recordÆs genre-bending, which ranges
from maniacal chemical mixtures to gymnastic flips, twists, and turns. And
yet, even amid the din, Home Is Where find ample time for hooks-- the oddball
effervescence of lead single ôScientific Classification of Stingraysö and the
shimmering, propulsive, delightfully off-kilter late-album stunner ôAssisted
Harakiriö are more than proof of that. Ultimately, I Became Birds shows Home
Is Where hitting an early high-water mark. A brisk record-- six songs in
roughly 17 minutes-- it never takes a dip in enthusiasm and inventiveness.
Home Is WhereÆs inexhaustible creativity and restless energy is bound to
serve them well, and I Became Birds is all the proof anyone needs.
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