Fang Island

April 22nd at High Noon Saloon

w/ Red Sparowes & Caspian

Another Brooklyn band trying to break out, I think this band has a good chance to do just that.  Although I don't find their songs that complex, there definitely is a sense of experimentation and fun.  There's a little Animal Collective.  There's a little Black Lips.   There's a lot of just one word or one sound choruses.  But it works and it's fun.  Here's what Pitchfork has to say of their new album:

"Fang Island's self-titled second album is joyous despite its general lack of verses or choruses. It's fractured like any post-punk record while also speaking the language of classic rock, yet often feels like an intricate collage pieced together from elements that make songs memorable-- palm-muted power chords following wide-open intros, blistering solos, double-time outros. Pretty much all of that is crammed into the deleriously infectious "Daisy", an emphatic crossbreed of the Go! Team and the Promise Ring's "Is This Thing On?" The dance routine in the song's video feels like the only natural reaction to hearing it."

Fang Island


Daisy
Life Coach (Video)