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(2018) Giraffes Giraffes! - Memory Lame
Review:
If there is anything that comes close to a manual on how to listen to Giraffes? Giraffes!, it’s the note on their bandcamp that ‘’there is no formula instructional manual attached to keep in mind when listening to Giraffes? Giraffes!’’. The math-rock duo, comprised of Ken Topham (drums) and Joseph Andreoli (guitar), write music that weaves and ducks and dives in a series of varying guitar and drum progressions, often seemingly without restraint. Their 2007 classic More Skin with Milk-Mouth is one of the genre’s most well known records, introducing it to a wider audience alongside acts such as You Slut! and TTNG.
Memory Lame proves no different. Flitting from math-rock to post-rock, it’s a beautiful record full of off-kilter beats and poignant guitars, compositions that create a real depth to the album’s instrumentation.
Even amid the randomness however, there is an appeal that goes beyond their typical math-rock veneer. Where tracks such as ‘’Hug of Death’’ are busy and boast some of the most memorable riffs on show, the likes of ‘’The Teenagers In The Woods’’ lose themselves in a post-rock mesh that draws parallels to contomperaries Alpha Male Tea Party and Cleft.
An enveloping and totally eccentric release, Memory Lane sticks true to its goals without losing face to accessibility. A bargain worth making for such a distinct and dynamic duo.
Tracklist:
01 - Heretical Doses.flac
02 - Hug of Death.flac
03 - The Teenagers in the Woods Burning Things Lying Around.flac
04 - Knife Eyes; '04 Jailbreak.flac
05 - Putzing Around the Underworld Aka the Loser's Journey.flac
06 - At the Turf Field Behind My Parents' House.flac
Summary:
Country: USA
Genre: post-rock
Media Report:
Source : CD
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : ~ 798-923 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits |
