Secret Machines - Secret Machines
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Album Review
Release date: 13 October 2008
The Secret Machines : Now Here Is Nowhere
Rockers who prove 'prog' is not a dirty word...
Wizened, ageing punks will proclaim their sacrifices were worth it: the spit-covered dancefloors, the chaffing of the metal on bondage pants and irreparable damage caused by using SuperGlue as hair gel was done in a worthy cause: sweeping prog rock from these islands. They might, though, view the rise of The Secret Machines with some concern: although they might claim to be more Can and Neu...
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- Atomic Heels
- Last Believer, Drop Dead
- Have I Run Out
- Underneath The Concrete
- Now You're Gone
- The Walls Are Starting To Crack
- I Never Thought To Ask
- The Fire Is Waiting
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Secret Machines - Secret Machines: Wikipedia Album Entry
Release date : Oct 14, 2008
Courtesy of Relix.com
by Rob O'Connor
Replacing a guitar player in a guitar-oriented band isn’t a casual reshuffling even if the band’s main writer stays aboard. For Secret Machines’ self-titled third album, Phil Karnats takes over for Ben Curtis and the volume is turned up, subtle textures are replaced with sheets of guitars and singer Brandon Curtis, the band’s bassist and main writer, turns in one cheeky glam-psych pose after another, pushing forth with newfound confidence until at times he’s understudying Bowie. “Atomic Heels” skirts the roots of ‘70s glam. “Last Believer, Drop Dead” dreams of an ecstasy-fueled dancefloor where the Psychedelic Furs pilot a pop-addled version of “Astronomy Domine.” “The Walls are Starting to Crack” breaks into little pieces that inexplicably jam together. “The Fire is Waiting” expands into a long exploratory tune caught somewhere between ‘60s psychedelia and ‘80s college rock.
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