Riled-up never sounded so groovy.
Call it AgitGroove, or whatever you blogoids prefer…
–> Listen: Pupils – “Bone Avenue” MP3
Though this Detroit quartet (made up of players from Legendary Creatures, Marco Polio and Red China) may sound like they’re in a sort of a firestorm-ish pinpball punk mode for eight out of this EP’s 12 tumbling minutes, they’re musical chemistry keeps a sure grip upon the nitroglycerin’s lid, cymbal slams, snare-punches and sinewy bass grooves allow the guitars and growling vocals surplus space to yowl with competing ferocities.
Things settle in at the end for a dark, dreamy psychedelic surf scene, albeit clouded with creepy (still-poetic) lyrics and swirled with dizzying reverb. (Listen above^…or watch this trippy video for it…
Pupils plays the pool hall in Ferndale, (Loving Touch) Feb 2nd – 9pm – with Estuaries and Crappy Future.
This article appears in Feb 1-7, 2012.
