The Seconds

The focus is going to be on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs this year so you just might miss the exciting sophmore album of Brian Chase’s other band, The Seconds.

Press release:

Primitive and urgent, the voices, generally monophonic in approach, intone rather than sing. Language is exploited for its rhythmic and phonetic properties. The concepts normally associated with words are dissolved in the repetition and all that remain are the sounds of the mouth, tongue, and throat. the Seconds straddle the line of communication breakdown. The rhythms and percussive aspects of the instruments are derived from the rhythmic meter of the vocal phrases. The rhythms of the instruments and those of the voices work together to form interlocking parts. Melody, usually found in the guitar or bass, generally takes a subordinate role to rhythm but stands out when necessary. Harmony is often replaced by density.

Kratitude is set for a March 21st release on 5RC.

Listen: The Seconds – “Moving” (mp3)

Purchase: Amazon

You may remember The Seconds for their killer nu wave-punk cover of Madonna’s “Burning Up.” It’s everything that Madonna never had the guts to do.

Listen: The Seconds – “Burning Up” (mp3)

Purchase: Insound

Kratitude tracklisting

Track Listing

1. Moving
2. Sister
3. Scheisse
4. Sleeping
5. Say
6. Teeth
7. S+V
8. Dogsickle
9. Tintal
10. Dedicated to the One Eye
11. (gtr)