They’re also willing to turn the gaze on themselves, as bitter, discordant exorcisms give way to an unbearable sweetness. The stridency of Double Bind’s opening 1-2 leads into the poignant jolt of ‘The Reservoir’ , as Alexander Grant pleads“ I’m not bold enough”. On ‘Riding It Out’ , Joseph Thomas grips crippling depression by the horns and rides it over a grinding Krautrock beat. Grant’ s see-sawing melodies and Thomas’ s belting rasp are Double Bind’ s yin and yang – each a reminder of the challenging terrain post-punk was meant to stake out.
From Polvo to This Heat, from Can to Wire, from Stereolab to The Birth day Party – it’s all in here, synthesized and absorbed into something new and hungry. In a time where there’ s more vying for your attention than ever – more outrage, more distraction, more content – Double Bind ticks all the boxes. It’ s angry for all the same reasons you are, but it’ s also involving and intricate, a record to get lost in. And like the best records of its kind, it seeps into your brain, your feet, and your being.
TRACK LISTING
1. Paradise/angel-wire
2. Good Luck With That
3. The Reservoir
4. Half The Way Down
5. Double Bind
6. Leaving Room For The Lord
7. Pig
8. Lawrence
9. Riding It Out
10. Beneath The Commons
11. Bank Of God