photo by Joshua Weinfeld
Cog – ‘What If’
It’s always a nice thing to say… exclusive! Nowhere else on the internet can you hear the brand single from Bondi’s favourite sons Cog. Called ‘What If’, it comes from their sophomore record Sharing Space. This single will be officially released in November, coinciding with a massive Australian-wide tour (in true Cog form, of course) but its been sent to radio this week and we’ve got your first taste of it right here!
You gotta love a band who have the audacity to release as the first single a song which alternates unconventional time signatures – jumping from 5/4 to 3/4 throughout. The mood of this song is reminiscent of Cog’s older Just Visiting Part 2 EP, with ‘What If’ progressing from a melodic beginning into a epic distortion-drenched finale.
All the Cog staples are here: progressive song structures, Flynn Gower’s politically-tinged lyrics, Lucius Borich’s blindingly impressive drum skills and Luke Gower’s melodic bass lines. In that respect, Cog haven’t so much deviated from the sound found on their debut record The New Normal, but rather honed and refined their music more. ‘What If’ fits more within the dimensions of radio play but still maintains that left-of-centre, alternative/progressive edge.
Cog have been one of my favourite bands for many years, so I’m very keen to hear what the rest of their new album sounds like. They haven’t set a release date yet though.
October 13, 2007 12:14 am
wow i heard the title track sharing space today its a ripper track and after hearing ‘what if’ its obvious that the upcoming album is gonna once again in typicall COG fasion step things up another notch from previous releases. Cog continue to blow my mind, Lets hope this album can really spawn what the band deserves….’world domination’!!!
October 13, 2007 3:56 am
Wow, what an awesome ending. Definitely agree with the Just Visiting comparison also.
FYI, I posted about this to OzProg.
October 26, 2007 7:42 am
It’s fantastic. I gotta admit I first listened to it and thought “Ehhh where are you going with this one boys”…but it’s grown on me, you’re right about JVPt2…I reckon “What If” sounds close to Pseudo in its structure.
Glad someone’s having the guts to push rock music in new directions
November 1, 2007 11:04 am
awesome. Cog are back and better, the progressive edge has not gone but gotten more defined and better. im glad they have continued in there progressive direction instead of going the wrong direction and going more 4/4 basic rock junk. long live the progression
November 2, 2007 11:49 am
i love cog, heaps and heaps, and this song has just made me love them even more! there is so much awesome aussie rock coming out at the moment that my ears dont know what to do with themselves! has anyone else heard of amodus? i heard them on triplej and the unearthed site and then looked them up on myspace, they rock, they r my new tool/butterfly effect/cog/chevelle type of band to listen too, check them out.