Held within melodically abrasive confines, WHERE MY BONES REST EASY‘s Exercises In Futility EP matches sadness with buzzing guitars, quiet introspection with bombastic ecstasy. Starting quietly, the plaintive, amelodic opening of footsteps and tuning gives way to five tracks of chilling, emotional, and compelling indie rock that touches on shoegaze and post-hardcore, as much PITY SEX and BRIGHT EYES. Dual, not dueling, male/female vocals weave through each track, tying them together, even as massive, fuzzy guitars threaten to drown them out.
Taking what could all too easily end up a paint-by-numbers approach to an increasingly in vogue sound and finding new places to explore, Where My Bones Rest Easy find themselves under brightening spotlights. Having shared the stage with Self Defense Family, Single Mothers, and Lee Corey Oswald, all eyes are turning toward the trio of friends “playing really sad music.”
It was recorded, engineered and mixed by Jackson Long (Death Cab For Cutie, Shook Ones) at Soundhouse Studio, Seattle, Washington and mastered by Dave Eck. It sees the light of day via Glory Kid Ltd on June 23.
