MP3 The Displaced - The Displaced
Six sinewy songs stripped of fat and tense with hunger. Where harmonies waver and twist into half-screams, and emotional vocals cut right through trebly two-dollar guitar kicks.
6 MP3 Songs in this album (18:18) !
Related styles: Rock: Surf Rock, Pop: Quirky, Type: Lyrical
Details:
The album reinvents itself in a very simple manner a few times, with everything from the sonic howl of "30th and El Cajon" to "Stormy Weather" sultry blue.
So far, bands have done pretty well at stripping music down to a minimum. Few have figured out how to make big songs without a big noise. That sound is apparent in "Poseidon."
"And your lips could sink ships in a cold, cold sea Poseidon," vocalists/hot item Jen Jansen, bass, and M. Simon Mandel, guitar, harmonically drone. The two trade lines over distorted minimalist head-bobber, but they''re best when they chime in together.
In other words, the band shares more with House of Large Sizes than a romantically involved couple at the helm. While HoLS took a shot at fame 10 years ago, though, The Displaced seems poised to look labels in the eye right now. - Jeff Mitchell
Jen Jansen - bass & vox
Simon Mandel - guitar & vox
Peter Ryan - drums
Recorded by Mike Kamoo @ earthling records