Multi-instrumentalist Derek Almstead (The Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power, The Glands, of Montreal) and singer Emily Growden (Faster Circuits, Marshmallow Coast) turned a lot of heads when they released Glass Narcissus, the debut album by their retro-futurist indie pop duo Giant Day, last year. Follow-up Alarm breaks out of the introspective perspective mood of the lyrics. The outside world has entered the bubble of their abode in rural Pennsylvania and they have plenty to be worried about - Think Carefully indeed.
They kept the synths way up front, embracing the limitations of vintage equipment, with sounds that used to be associated with a brighter future. Fear has taken over, and although some of the sunny-side up psychedelic musings from their debut have found their way in again, the undeniable horrors of the current clusterfuck always have the upper hand. Devil Dog might sound funky and upbeat, but it is quite a nasty beast.
Alarm is in all but name a very political album. Way over the heads for the fanbase of the administration, it will offer some comfort to those who are preferring the voice of reason. No right-wing nut ever made a memorable piece of art. The good stuff has always been the domain of the underground.
Alarm is released via The Elephant 6 Recording Company on black and limited (100 copies) evergreen vinyl.
Tracks:- Out Of Hand
- Golden Times
- Without Warning
- Heathy Families Virginia
- Paoli
- King Of Ghosts
- Back To The Corner
- Spite 28
- Think Carefully
- Devil Dog
- Scowl At Me
- New Hollow
- My Warm Smile
- Good Neighbor
- 10/09 Nashville, TN @ Eastside Bowl %
- 10/10 Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle %
- 10/11 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade %
- 10/15 Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor ^
- 10/16 Athens, GA @ Flicker ^
- 10/18 West Columbia, SC @ Elevate Social Club ^
- 10/23 Silver Spring, MD @ Quarry House
- 11/07 Frostburg, MD @ Clatter Coffee
- 11/13 Windsor, Ontario @ Meteor
- 11/15 Bloomington, IN @ the Orbit Room
- 11/16 Indianapolis, IN @ Dear Mom
% w/ Black Moth Super Rainbow
^ w/ Forceghost
HCTF review of Glass Narcissus
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