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The Poison Arrows | Straight Into the Drift (File Thirteen) |
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Written by Kevin Renick
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Sunday, 08 April 2007 |
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 Guitars
dominate, but in an improvised, Interstellar Overdrive sort of way (in fact,
the spirit of early Pink Floyd lurks among the drone and creative percussion of
"Clear Cut"), leaving the blazingly off-kilter rhythm section to do oddly
interesting things.
Now
here's a mighty slab of dark, electrified rock for lovers of edgy sounds. This
four-track EP, featuring the genre-busting work of singer/guitarist Justin
Sinkovich, fiery bassist Patrick Morris (formerly of Don Caballero) and drummer
Adam Reach, sizzles with raw yet artful power from start to finish. Guitars
dominate, but in an improvised, Interstellar Overdrive sort of way (in fact,
the spirit of early Pink Floyd lurks among the drone and creative percussion of
"Clear Cut"), leaving the blazingly off-kilter rhythm section to do oddly
interesting things. On "Making Sense of Making Cents," the fluttering notes at
the low end of the fretboard reveal Sinkovich to be a guitarist intriguingly
preoccupied with wildness, or vaguely
sinister soundscapes that hypnotize you into submission. His coolly detached
voice (which drifts into spoken word, accompanied by female guest vocals on
gripping opener "Lockaway") suits the material perfectly. There's a commanding
presence to this music, and a high-wire aesthetic that signals the arrival of a
bold, adventurous new rock band. A | Kevin Renick
RIYL: Sonic Youth, The Black Angels, Liars
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