♫♪  EXHAUSTION - “Pure Duty” / “Silver Fog”

Coming this next Friday (October 31) is the night-beat, low-lingering new album Biker by Melbourne’s finest scum gathering crooners, EXHAUSTION. And as they rev-up their curled lips and slow-burning tips (you gotta roll it tighter), “Pure Duty” sets in and rattles at a calm volume of patience, witnessing those after-hour-scapes, flash-light driven excursions, and hidden locales only the natives know about. Yet, there’s something voyeuristic and hidden, both within the lyrics and scenic melt that the video “Pure Duty” beholds. Do you feel this mystery? Figure it out in the video below:

“Silver Fog” isn’t necessarily very much different in terms of that hazy vibe EXHAUSTION emits into ears, but it stands alone in both bass-bopping rythm and fading-fast, strung-out guitar work. Definitely more croon-moaning here too, which just makes it seem like everyone in EXHAUSTION worked to exactly as hard as their name sake, got WASTED, and had a jam-sesh recording. Everyone but the bassist because he was the designated driver. Even the drummer is possibly smashed out, yet proudly keeping a beat. And as experts at both conveying EXHAUSTION through sound and sonic meaning, “Silver Fog” creeped out and stayed stagnant until the night was over. Listen below to feel what I’m pipin’ about.

Don’t forget to snag Biker on LP via EXHAUSTION’s pre-order or through A a r g h t Records here, because they’ll probably all sell out prior!!

• EXHAUSTION: http://exhaustion.bandcamp.com
• A a r g h t Records: http://www.aarghtrecords.com

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