After nearly a decade of developing their wallow-in-the-mud fallout shelter industrial rock assault, where does a band like Sightings belong if not on their mainstay Load? Well, on Brah apparently — the label helmed by fellow pop/rock-structure boundary-pushers Oneida and subsidiary of indie big boys Jagjaguwar. After taking a noticeable (for some) break from twisting musical composition in a way that threatens music as we know it, Sightings took residency at Brooklyn’s The Ocropolis with Ex-Models/Oneida member Shahin Motia twisting the knobs. What resulted from this is the band’s seventh full-length, City of Straw.
The band claims that this is its most forward, coherent, and frankly best statement to date. Quite a statement, considering the leap in structural progression and sheer awesomeness of 2007’s Through the Panama.
City of Straw comes out on April 12, and it will rock. Because Sightings say so.
Tracklisting:
01. Tar and Pine
02. Jabber Queens
03. City of Straw
04. Saccharine Traps
05. We All Amplify
06. Weshawken
07. Hush
08. Sky Above Mud Below
Wanna get a taste of what kind of holocaust your ears might be in store for? Check out the first track “Tar and Pine” over at the Chocolate Grinder. You can also hold your hands up over your ears at the following venues this spring:
04.16.10 - Providence, RI - ASS200
04.17.10 - Boston, MA - PA’s Lounge
04.19.10 - Montreal, QB - Casa del Popolo
04.20.10 - Toronto, ON - The Boat
04.21.10 - Columbus, OH - Skylab
04.23.10 - Chicago, IL - The Mopery
04.26.10 - Seattle, WA - SS Marie Antoinette
04.28.10 - Portland, OR - Artistry
04.29.10 - Oakland, CA - The Oasis
04.30.10 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern
05.01.10 - Sacramento, CA - The Hub
05.02.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Syncspace
05.04.10 - Denver, CO - Rhinoceropolis
05.05.10 - Kansas City, MO - The Foundation
05.06.10 - Louisville, KY - Skull Alley
05.07.10 - Cleveland, OH - Embassy
• Sightings: http://www.myspace.com/sightings
• Brah: http://www.brahrecords.com
