Review: The Sound Of Animals Fighting - Lover, The Lord Has Left Us
Posted on 2 April 2008 | 1 Comment
Have you ever heard The Sound Of Animals Fighting? Not wild animals, but (rather) the Southern California progressive rock collective formed by our old friend (and former RX Bandits trombonist) Rich Balling? They supposedly have a new album that is being currently being readied, but their last release, 2006’s Lover, The Lord Has Left Us can be a pretty crazy listen at times that incorporates everything from sheer noise to Eastern-influenced female vocals; from glitch-tronica to spiky emo riffs. There are parts of the album that are almost catchy and others that are almost unlistenable. It is (however) part of an overall whole that is really quite different than almost anything else out there.
Aside from Balling (aka The Nightingale) the band features (or has featured) current or former members of RX Bandits, Circa Survive, Finch, The Autumns, Never Heard Of It, The Hippos, Chiodos, Days Away, and others. The more I listen to Lover, The Lord Has Left Us, the more I like it (or at least have begun to appreciate it). That and the fact that The Nightingale is a really good guy have me intrigued and excited to hear what the group will come up with next.
MP3 | The Sound Of Animals Fighting – Skullflower Lover, The Lord Has Left Us
MP3 | The Sound Of Animals Fighting – My Horse Must Lose Lover, The Lord Has Left Us
Filed Under: Album Reviews, Emo, Noise, Post Rock
Comments
Wow! I have never heard a more appropriately named band. Those songs sound like a cat fight. Not my cup-o-tea.