The word is out now on the Chicago locals in Bound Stems and (from what I can gather) their latest album Appreciation Night is making quite a splash. I wrote about them once before, but I don’t want to repeat myself.
Often compared to bands like Modest Mouse, The Arcade Fire, and The Walkmen, the band plays a jittery effortless brand of indie-pop rock. The songs and arrangements are complex and unusual but so easy to get into. The vocals are often (almost) conversational in nature. Choppy guitars bang up against asymmetric synths in a sinister but warm poppy post-punk. The laid-back (but strangely urgent) fractured indie-pop melodies twist and turn but will (ultimately) find their way up inside your head.
Pick up a copy of Appreciation Night now. It’s out on the ridiculously awesome Flameshovel Records.
MP3 | Bound Stems – Wake Up, Ma And Pa Are Gone Appreciation Night
MP3 | Bound Stems – Western Biographic Appreciation Night
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