Single review by James M
‘Burning Holes In The
Paper I Wrote Things On For You To Have’ is the lead single from the
forthcoming second album by London’s Boy Of The AfterThought. The
band is the lead project of Aaron John and has an impressive array of
influences that range from 60s garage rockers like The Sonics and
MC5, drone enthusiasts The Melvins and Earth, right through to dreampop
heavyweights Sigur Ros.
Despite the tongue twisting title and the
masses of artists that have helped to stimulate their sound, ‘Burning
Holes...’ is an all round more calming and dreamy affair that fits
somewhere in the middle. Shamelessly plodding along and capturing you
in its haze without lifting a muscle. It’s a perfectly crafted
track that sounds familiar to the better bands plying their trade at
the modern shoegaze sound, such as Engineers and Film School. With
their earlier material having a slightly darker, Gothic tint on it
and the list of said influences, it’s hard to predict just what the
album will sound like. Going off this however, it seems like it could
be one to look out for in 2012.
To stream the single head here
Boy Of The AfterThought's website
soundofconfusion@hotmail.co.uk
Awesome stuff!
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