Straight off the bat there’s a big nod to Bailterspace on this new track from Auckland, Aotearoa/NZ trio Swallow The Rat. Killer sound!
There’s sonic weight and tectonic shifts in the way the guitar buzz and swing with a heavy MBV sway or Swervedriver if they were more indebted to post-punk. It’s noisy, woozy and rock solid. Vocals are barked, giving it a Girls Against Boys feel against the heavy metronomic dynamic of the track.
The single comes from their new, second studio album, South Locust, due out September 1st on Austin, Texas label Shifting Sounds. Recorded with engineer Nick Abbott (Die! Die! Die!, Foals) and mastered by Carl Saff (Sonic Youth).
Doubtful Sounds 