Fresh out of Shepherdstown, West Virginia The Demon Beat is back at it again with their brand new release titled Bullshit Walks. The release is a loud and dynamic mixture of folk and indie rock that hits at a different angle than it normally would with brilliant instrumentation and resourceful lyrics that immediately strike a chord with the listener upon first hearing it.
The album starts off strong with "Poor Enough", a melodic, fast paced tune that plows its way through with remarkable ease and features terrific bass work by Tucker Riggleman that allows the songs to explode and come to life here. "Get It" starts off with a great rhythmic drum pattern, before the cavalcade of guitars kicks in and melds together to create a smooth and sophisticated track that entertains you in a way that was never thought possible before. "Art School Girls" a classic rock fueled, rhythm heavy tune that provides for the perfect opportunity for frontman Adam Meisterhans to strut his stuff on the guitar and his vocals ooze out with incredible passion and enthusiasm that permeates through this song and all the others on this record.
The album's second half gets underway with "I Still Would" an intricate, layered track sparsed with incredible drum work brought to you courtesy of Jordan Hudkins who adds a distinct personality to the band that can't be duplicated by any other band anywhere else. My favorite song off the album is "Jump My Bones", a loud, frantic, no holds barred experimental delight that is brimming with out of this world guitar riffs blended in with a classic rock sensibility thrown in for good measure. The former of the disc's final two tracks, "Totally Blissed Out" closes out things on an appropriate note with a bare bones approach on a mostly instrumental track with no vocals whatsoever, just raw and groovy guitars that enable the listener to take full notice of the sights and sounds omnipresent at every turn. When I first saw these guys in concert at O'Brien's in Allston, MA a couple of months ago, I was immediately impressed with their garage rock/experimental hybrid that I had not seen done before by any other up and coming band, and these guys pulled it off quite well and are definitely a band to keep on the lookout for some time down the road.
To close it all out, a strong and well defined effort from The Demon Beat, who have crafted an organic and no holds barred effort that defines experimental rock in its purest form and aims to break the mold of all the ordinary music that's out there today.
Album Score: 4/5
Note: "Bullshit Walks" won't be released until July 5th, but you can pre-order the album on limited edition vinyl right now by going over to http://thedemonbeat.bandcamp.com/
Track Listing:
The album's second half gets underway with "I Still Would" an intricate, layered track sparsed with incredible drum work brought to you courtesy of Jordan Hudkins who adds a distinct personality to the band that can't be duplicated by any other band anywhere else. My favorite song off the album is "Jump My Bones", a loud, frantic, no holds barred experimental delight that is brimming with out of this world guitar riffs blended in with a classic rock sensibility thrown in for good measure. The former of the disc's final two tracks, "Totally Blissed Out" closes out things on an appropriate note with a bare bones approach on a mostly instrumental track with no vocals whatsoever, just raw and groovy guitars that enable the listener to take full notice of the sights and sounds omnipresent at every turn. When I first saw these guys in concert at O'Brien's in Allston, MA a couple of months ago, I was immediately impressed with their garage rock/experimental hybrid that I had not seen done before by any other up and coming band, and these guys pulled it off quite well and are definitely a band to keep on the lookout for some time down the road.
To close it all out, a strong and well defined effort from The Demon Beat, who have crafted an organic and no holds barred effort that defines experimental rock in its purest form and aims to break the mold of all the ordinary music that's out there today.
Album Score: 4/5
Note: "Bullshit Walks" won't be released until July 5th, but you can pre-order the album on limited edition vinyl right now by going over to http://thedemonbeat.bandcamp.com/
Track Listing:
- Nevermind
- Poor Enough
- Give Me All Your Money
- Get It
- Art School Girls
- I Still Would
- Jump My Bones
- Bang
- Totally Blissed Out
- I'm Not Really There
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