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November 28, 2005
Minus Story
Knocking On Your Head | mp3
Little Wet Head | mp3
With lyrics at once precise and surreal, the Minus Story build up their own little world, crafting narratives that might seem hermetic and impenetrable at first, but open up after a few listens to reveal some deeper resonance with the world at large. Revisiting the old tropes of death and rebirth from new and strange angles, they come away with something engaging and oddly relevant.
Musically as well, the songs open out enough to allow for multiple ways in. Rather than hitting us over the head with their own heroic brand of experimentation, on their latest album No Rest For Ghosts the Minus Story seem to have scaled things back a bit, creating pockets of air amidst the shuffle and giving the songs some room to breathe.
buy No Rest For Ghosts from insound.
Jagjaguwar Records
Minus Story website
Posted by matt at November 28, 2005 09:06 AM