Heirs -‘Cabal’
I missed Heirs’ first single. Apparently I’m not as ‘hip’ to the post-rock/metal scene as I like to think. Truth be told I personally have little-to-no interest in metal (local or otherwise) and so I think intially the cover art (which, in hindsight, actually kinda resembles something from the latest Department of Eagles film clip) and scary thrash bands these guys share a German distributor with sent me running away.
They’ve just released ‘Cabal,’ the second single off their debut album and despite all the signifiers, Heirs aren’t nearly as ‘metal’ as they’d have you think – or, at least, ‘Cabal’ isn’t (I haven’t extensively scoured their back-catalogue yet). It sounds much more like Mogwai circa ‘Young Team’ (such a typical point of reference, I know) in that it’s a much more down-tempo, haptic and considered composition; more brood than fury. Hell, there’s even some acoustic guitar on there. The song meanders but isn’t aimless, and if you’re a sucker for crescendos like I am then the aural journey will be worth the payoff.
June 7, 2009 4:43 am
matt..matty? Please, please for the sake of your own good in some kind of future in the face of journalism, listen to more mogwai,..or just or anything other than your own voice. i bet you had to look up “mogwai” on your ipod to make sure it was spelt correctly? “i dislike a certain genre of music (but!? Im an impartial and bias music journalist) but I will put my own spin on it, better be rough to make impact for my own self development in the field! Yes? Wow! Pioneering stuff dickhead…. matt hichley…take your magnificent mind, that even yourself claims too be ”lacking in certain fields…” an well, in my opinion…just.. Fuck off? Fuck off back to tafe.
June 9, 2009 1:11 pm
Yeah Matt, you heard the man.