Review: Battle of Mice's "A Day of Nights"
This will be my first official review of any kind, so bear with me.
At times, her vocals portray a childish sound while conveying a Damienesque motive such as in the track "Bones in the Water" where she says, "Every time I think of pushing you down the stairs I lick my lips/ But don't be upset, it's the only way that I know how to show you I really care".
The instrumental portions of the music are reminiscent of Red Sparrowes work and will please fans of the band who love their brand of crushing-yet-simple riffs.
When combined, the vocals and instruments leave you with a dark, depressing aura (just listen to the 911 recording at the end of "At the Base of the Giants Throat" and try not to be disturbed just a little).
The members report having extreme problems with each other which definately come through in the recording but only positively for the music.
The album will appeal to fans of bands like Pelican, Jucifer, Explosions in the Sky, ect. Some may find Julie's vocals a tad grating and hard to bear in some of the tracks whe she goes completely nuts, but it adds wonderfuly to the tone of the entire recording.
My rating 7/10.
Track Listing for A Day of Nights:
Released from Neurot Recordings
2006
Members:
Julie Christmas - Vocals
(Made Out of Babies)
Josh Graham - Guitars/Keyboards/Vocals
(Neurosis/Red Sparowes)
Joel Hamilton - Drums
(Book of Knots)
Tony Maimone - Bass
(Book of Knots, Pere Ubu)
Joe Tomino - Drums
(The Fugees, Dub Trio, Peeping Tom)
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Battle of Mice is a sort of supergroup comprised of members from Red Sparrowes, Neurosis, Book of Knots, The Fugees, and Made of Babies. A Day of Nights is their first full length album and was released by Neurot Recordings. The album itself is dominated by such a haunting darkness with the combination of the slow riffs trudging on behind Julie Christmas's vocals which can sometimes remind you of a Brjork who has witnessed the execution of her family and forgot to take her Zoloft.
At times, her vocals portray a childish sound while conveying a Damienesque motive such as in the track "Bones in the Water" where she says, "Every time I think of pushing you down the stairs I lick my lips/ But don't be upset, it's the only way that I know how to show you I really care".
The instrumental portions of the music are reminiscent of Red Sparrowes work and will please fans of the band who love their brand of crushing-yet-simple riffs.
When combined, the vocals and instruments leave you with a dark, depressing aura (just listen to the 911 recording at the end of "At the Base of the Giants Throat" and try not to be disturbed just a little).
The members report having extreme problems with each other which definately come through in the recording but only positively for the music.
The album will appeal to fans of bands like Pelican, Jucifer, Explosions in the Sky, ect. Some may find Julie's vocals a tad grating and hard to bear in some of the tracks whe she goes completely nuts, but it adds wonderfuly to the tone of the entire recording.
My rating 7/10.
Track Listing for A Day of Nights:
| 1. Lamb and the Labrador |
| 2. Bones in the Water |
| 3. Sleep and Dream |
| 4. Salt Bridge |
| 5. Wrapped in Plain |
| 6. At the Base of the Giant's Throat |
| 7. Cave of Spleen |
Released from Neurot Recordings
2006
Members:
Julie Christmas - Vocals
(Made Out of Babies)
Josh Graham - Guitars/Keyboards/Vocals
(Neurosis/Red Sparowes)
Joel Hamilton - Drums
(Book of Knots)
Tony Maimone - Bass
(Book of Knots, Pere Ubu)
Joe Tomino - Drums
(The Fugees, Dub Trio, Peeping Tom)
posted by D.R.W. Jr. at 9:35 PM
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