Pushing Breedlings' Lungs All Over The Velodrome

As I'm not overly familiar with the bands that have burst out of the hallowed halls of Cambridge, England other than Pink Floyd, I can't let you in on the history of angularity and dissonance. That said, I met a guy in a pub there that loved my Explosions In The Sky T-shirt, and he then proceeded to school me in all kinds of awesome music. I believe I gave back as good as I got. I wish I knew his name - or indeed the pub. Swallowed in misty memories marred by substances far and wide, I'm afraid.

So I have no geographical reference when it comes to listening to this triple-A release from Cambridge trio Breedlings, other than to say that this kind of post-punk excellence is like the cast-off and eaten embryo twin of God Bows To Math - there are Minutemen references a plenty here too, and whilst it's a little more straight up the line than the NZ juggernaut, you could hear these guys doing a mean cover of 'Slow Decline'. And a band comfortable enough to release three tracks of equal merit is good enough for me. Discord is well and truly on the table here - a smorgasbord of collegiate angst, bubbling along the Punt, overflowing in bitter bile. Good times.

Taking Artistic Control

Two Sound of Science releases in two days? Well, I never! Wisconsin instrumental math rockers Control put out this tasty cassette Schulte A little while back, that is now out on all formats (vinyl, digital and CD). The trio have been doing EPs with artists doing screenprints, a great collaborative interest that at $15 each is a deal and a half. I was originally turned on by their influences - Fugazi and The Minutemen, how can you go past that? - and the music fulfils my taking a chance. The music is tight, athletic, energising and a lot of fun. They are worth checking out, and you can get their stuff in any format you want (three guesses which one Ill be championing...) right about here.

Angry Equations Will Get You To Heaven

Wow. NZ's God Bows To Math (gleaning their name from an ace Minutemen track) are on the verge of releasing their self-titled debut LP, and it is killer! The Auckland three piece, shovel angular noise in bursts straight to the core of your brain. There is definite menace in there thar hills (obvious in the bristling opener 'Slow Decline'), and this its the kind of dark tension that offers the payload in wanton fits of explosive fury. Im a big fan, you will be too. There are rumours that the band will make a trip to Australia soon too - I will keep you posted on that...

God Bows To Math (through MUZAI Records) is out November 14 - pre-order it here. Their opening track, 'Slow Decline', is also the leading single - listen below. If you like (and Im positive you will), buy it digitally - the cash is helping to make back the cash spent on making the record. Its not much to help an ace band out, right?

RIGHT.

god bows to math - Slow Decline by MUZAIRecords