Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Music news Pontiak plays Criminal Records in-store Sat., June 13
Posted by Chad Radford @ChadRad on Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 1:00 PM
The brothers Carney, Jennings (bass), Lain (drums) and Van (guitar) of the rural, Blue Ridge area of Virginia make an awful lot happen in the small spaces occupied by the songs on Pontiak's second full-length, Maker (Thrill Jockey). There's a substantial dose of psychedelic freak-out here, but aside from the album's 13-minute title track opus, most of the songs don't go on for much longer than three minutes. The stuttering "Laywayed," the noisy bursts of "Heat Pleasure," and the hyper-manic clusters of guitar and drums in "Headless Conference" come together like pop fodder fitted with deep, dark grooves and warrior crooning. As such, Maker can certainly be filed under "stoner rock." But the short, concise nature of each song makes it a jam for ADD listeners and inward journeymen alike.
Pontiak is playing a free in-store at Criminal Records on Sat., June 13 at 5:30 p.m.
Pontiak - Laywayed from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.
(Photo courtesy Thrill Jockey Records)
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