The cliché ‘all killer, no filler’ is often bandied around with very little to back it up. In the case of Mukaizake’s stunning new release
Unknown Knowns, the cliché applies: this six-song, half-hour mini-album is sheer perfection.
Unknown Knowns kicks off with the fuzzy propulsion of single ‘The Yeah Conditioner’, immediately launching the listener into Mukaizake’s compelling corner of the musical universe. This is serpentine indie-rock at its finest, weaving hook after hook around your chest until you’re suspended from the clouds, a grin plastered across your face, unable to even think about listening to anything else.
‘Rule Norse’ ups the ante with a thunderously rollicking first half that follows with gorgeous layered backing vocals and hovering guitars in the exultant, expansive second half. ‘Corporal Steam’ winds the album down a notch with its chiming circular guitar harmonics and Geoff Symons’ plaintive vocals before ‘Frisbee’ launches the listener off the edge of a cliff attached to an electric boomerang of riffs and angular melodies. Then, the stunningly wistful ‘My Friend Flicker’ and the dreamy lament of ‘Slack Bees’ bring the listener down in a pool of dazzling songmanship.
Track Listing:- The Yeah Conditioner Preview
- Rule Norse Preview
- Corporal Steam Preview
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Frisbee Preview
- My Friend Flicker Preview
- Slack Bees Preview
Cat #: HSR060
This release is also available digitally at the following online stores:
The album is also available from these wonderful Australian independent record stores:Red Eye Records (Sydney),
Waterfront (Australia wide mail order),
Rocking Horse (Brisbane),
Missing Link (Melbourne),
Polyester (Melbourne),
Greville Records (Melbourne),
78 Records (Perth),
Dadas (Perth),
Planet (Perth).
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