Somewhat silly that our first post on NYC’s most under-appreciated band came via viral vid (four hands + one guitar = 90210 theme song), but the Forms last (and only) record — the breathtaking post-hardcore gem Icarus — came out in ’03, and we were but a lowly LiveJournal account back then. (And in fairness, that 90210 clip was classic.) But we don’t need to fish for excuses to mention the Forms anymore; their Albini-produced self-titled follow-up is just weeks away.
Throughout, the Forms morph post-rock piano into a sort of blustery, hyper-melodic distorto-rush of Diary-era Sunny Day reality, weaving heart-on-sleeve harmonies and tricky time signatures (see “Bones, “Redgun”) into confident, ethereal indie rock. We’ve always heard traces of Pinback and Rob Crow in the mix — maybe for the Forms deft blend of the brainy and the emotional (“Blue Whale”), maybe ’cause Alex Tween is a crush-worthy ‘n’ versatile vocalist going from wounded to wounding in 0.6 seconds — though the name game doesn’t do The Forms justice. In honesty, we’ve spun the record so much that we’ve listened ourselves into a bit of a corner, so you’re best off just taking the 5/4 jam “Knowledge In Hand” (that post-punk break/sleight return slays) and digging in yourself — with our highest endorsement.
NYCers, get down to the Seaport tonight for the band’s free show with the National and Takka Takka. The Forms is out 10/23 on the band’s Threespheres label. And if you’re new to the game, one from Icarus…
Head here for more from the first LP, and hit MySpace to stream another new one. Enjoy.
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they used to be called the desert hamsters. the guy smashed his guitar the first night of his tour
Grrr, beat me to the punch again!
But seriously… this song is great. This album is great. I can’t get enough of these guys right now. They have a “secret” myspace account (how secret can it be if it was linked on the Threespheres website?) with some other songs too…. check it:
http://www.myspace.com/smrof
saw them at the seaport tonight. rain almost cancelled the set but they got a few songs off. so awesome. good call ‘gum.
Did pinback and band of horses have a baby? Like, one of those babies you aren’t supposed to talk about, and you ship out to the country house to be raised by a homely house maid? It’s good. I like this baby.
amazing song. thanks ‘gum.
@jimmmmy
um don’t you mean desert fathers? although desert hamsters is kind of funny…
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