WHAT
THE HORSE, THE RAT AND THE SWAN
WHO
SNOWMAN
ON
DOT DASH RECORDINGS
MYSPACE
MYSPACE.COM/THESNOWMANEMPIRE
WIN
ONE OF TWO ALBUMS. JUST EMAIL WIN@TWOTHOUSAND.COM.AU WITH THE SUBJECT 'TERRIFYING? UH. TOTALLY'
Few would've guessed from their comparably jovial surf rock meets scream-core self-titled debut (part Nick Cave, part Ennio Morricone, part Arcade Fire) the level of pathos this Perth four-piece would ascend to. Jesus, what the f*!k happened?
On their terribly serious second album, THE HORSE, THE RAT AND THE SWAN, there's still that Nick-Cave-rolling-around-on-the-floor-covered-in-blood dark melodrama thing. But it's now combined with foreboding tribal rhythms, blood-curdling, angst-ridden vocals and buried screams, feedback drenched passages, dire, bleak lyrics, and eerie ethereal motions. Godspeed You Black Emperor meets Nirvana's BLEACH?
Dramatic? Yes. Terrifying? Uh, totally. A fun listen? Not always. The most interesting, original new Aussie album this year? Quite possibly. Definitely the weirdest thing you've heard in a while.
Release: Album
To Cure: A predictable playlist
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