Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: ʻSpecter at the Feastʼ
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[2013] Specter At The Feast
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BRMCʼs new album Specter at the Feast was released last Tuesday, and needless to say itʼs been earning a generous amount of play from yours truly. Bands nowadays just donʼt seem to bring the good olʼ rock and roll like they used to, and this band is a sure shot for consistently giving us floor stomping tunes and, from their ʼ05 success Howl to their last album Beat the Devilʼs Tattoo in 2010. The band consists of Robert Levon Been (bassist, vocals) Peter Hayes (guitar, vocals) and Leah Shapiro (drums, percussion). Who doesnʼt adore a female drummer? I assure you she is one of the best. Robert has said himself “She saved our ass!”, concerning their downfall and eventual demise of their previous drummer Nick Jago.
The Los Angeles based trio (Robert and Peter originally started playing music in San Fran) started Specter after the untimely passing of Robertʼs father and sound engineer for the band in 2010. After a major span of writerʼs block, BRMC started to embark on the journey of turning their recent crisis into a cathartic masterpiece. All of this happened in Dave Grohlʼs home studio, no less. This album has the sense of a spiritual homecoming mixed with hopeful melodies and gut-wrenching lyrics. With the sounds of
a gospel choir in ʻSometimes the Lightʼ to anarchy driven angst in ʻTeenage Diseaseʼ, it has the prolific range from depression to rose-colored resurrection. My favorite track ʻSell Itʼ is reminiscent of the punching the wall, cinematic brilliance of Howl.
These guys have managed to stay pretty underground even with the release of six albums in a twelve year span. I believe the reason they havenʼt sold out is their coolness and sincerity rises above being lumped into the early ʼ00ʼs rock revival groups such as Oasis and The Strokes. This album especially, each one seems to be braver and more heartbreakingly fantastic than the last. So sit back, put on this luminous album and take a ride with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
BRMC are currently touring in the UK, and will start their US tour in April.
The Los Angeles based trio (Robert and Peter originally started playing music in San Fran) started Specter after the untimely passing of Robertʼs father and sound engineer for the band in 2010. After a major span of writerʼs block, BRMC started to embark on the journey of turning their recent crisis into a cathartic masterpiece. All of this happened in Dave Grohlʼs home studio, no less. This album has the sense of a spiritual homecoming mixed with hopeful melodies and gut-wrenching lyrics. With the sounds of
a gospel choir in ʻSometimes the Lightʼ to anarchy driven angst in ʻTeenage Diseaseʼ, it has the prolific range from depression to rose-colored resurrection. My favorite track ʻSell Itʼ is reminiscent of the punching the wall, cinematic brilliance of Howl.
These guys have managed to stay pretty underground even with the release of six albums in a twelve year span. I believe the reason they havenʼt sold out is their coolness and sincerity rises above being lumped into the early ʼ00ʼs rock revival groups such as Oasis and The Strokes. This album especially, each one seems to be braver and more heartbreakingly fantastic than the last. So sit back, put on this luminous album and take a ride with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
BRMC are currently touring in the UK, and will start their US tour in April.
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