{"product_id":"upright-forms-blurred-wires-cd","title":"Upright Forms - Blurred Wires [CD]","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"redeye-blurb\"\u003eUnderground lifer Nick Sakes returns on the debut LP from Upright Forms. The tight-knit Minneapolis trio feels like the culmination of Sakes' varied and prolific career to date, bringing together the unhinged prog-punk ferocity of Dazzling Killmen \u0026amp; Colossamite with the careening chaos of Xaddax and the shout-along hooks and dynamic songcraft of Sicbay. Blurred Wires is skewed yet tuneful, challenging yet compulsively listenable, concise yet brimming with invention. The experience of a lifetime distilled to 33 rotations across a gripping 33 minutes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nConsider “They Kept on Living,” a song that first appeared in an earlier version on the SKiN GRAFT comp Sounds to Make You Shudder!.  It starts off with a grinding 7\/4 groove, with cryptic lines over scratchy noise-punk chords. After a brief build, the band explodes into a massive chorus, with Sakes shouting the title line against a fist-pumping riff.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe trio sound equally convincing digging into the pummeling aggression of “My Lower Self,” where Sakes’ vocals start off as a feral snarl and then soar triumphantly during the chorus, or the soothing indie-pop hush of the Paster-penned “Drive at Night.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nVarious “tug-at-your-heartstrings” touchstones informed “Long Shadow”. Sakes channeled Television Personalities, cult heroes of melodic British post-punk, on “Animositine,” which he accurately labels “our prettiest song.” \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNearly 35 years into his career, Sakes is finding new ways to challenge himself — and in Paster and Westphal, he’s found two musicians who are equally comfortable with both the thorniest and the loveliest manifestations of underground rock. When they reflect on their chemistry, they agree that their openness to collaboration is, as Sakes puts it, “one of our superpowers.” \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOn Blurred Wires, that superpower yields dynamic, challenging and profoundly memorable results.  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nLimited Edition MOD Compact Disc in Digipak Lite packaging.\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright Forms\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e SKiN GRAFT Records\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat detail:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD, Limited Edition MOD Compact Disc, Digipak Lite Packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024-06-28\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Upright Forms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47358589337798,"sku":"647216615828","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/8085\/0374\/files\/201374969426_f1cc4a41-ae80-4eb9-9869-e9492393eda9.jpg?v=1789846346","url":"https:\/\/paladinvinyl.com\/es\/products\/upright-forms-blurred-wires-cd","provider":"Paladin Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}