New band featuring Brendan Canty & Joe Lally (Fugazi) with guitarist Anthony Pirog. They deserve better than a few brief mentions on Fugazi threads. Pirog in particular is really impressive: versatile, has a great tone, uses effects really creatively. Parts of the album make me think of what Gone might have sounded like with Nels Cline on guitar.
https://themessthetics.bandcamp.com/track/serpent-tongue
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 31 March 2018 17:22 (eight years ago)
Still can’t decide whether I like some of Pirog’s art-rock flourishes . Canty & Lally offer that same distinctive Fugazi bottom.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 April 2018 15:07 (eight years ago)
What about the song?
― dan selzer, Monday, 2 April 2018 15:42 (eight years ago)
The Scritti Politti song? I've never heard it!
― Paul Ponzi, Monday, 2 April 2018 16:06 (eight years ago)
really?
― dan selzer, Monday, 2 April 2018 17:47 (eight years ago)
I think I have a few of those Messthetics comps, will have to dig em out when I get home, as iirc it's on one of the earlier volumes (no Youtube at work)
― Paul Ponzi, Monday, 2 April 2018 18:10 (eight years ago)
The new one is the Album of the Week over at Stereogum. I do not have the acumen to evaluate it as "jazz" but I think it's neat, and the fact of Lally & Canty continuing to make music together just feels good, man
― feed me with your chips (zchyrs), Friday, 15 March 2024 17:30 (two years ago)
There has been a bit of discussion of them on other threads including Fugazi one. I haven’t heard the new album yet. Am hoping Pirog limits his prog rock tendencies on it .
― curmudgeon, Friday, 15 March 2024 17:51 (two years ago)
I mean if by "prog tendencies" you mean "long widdly guitar solos," then no, he does not. But I tend to enjoy his, so it's not too much of a problem for me.
― feed me with your chips (zchyrs), Friday, 15 March 2024 18:08 (two years ago)