Vice Records
Released: February 2nd, 2010
I fucking love Dead Moon. Man, if that band didn't the write some of the most low-fi, dirty, dark, punk/garage rock ever made by the coolest grandparents ever? This is husband/wife, Fred and Toddy Cole's new band called Pierced Arrows. Basically they are Dead Moon with a new drummer (Kelly Halliburton, ex-Severed Head of State) with more of a gritty rock n' roll sound.
What Pierced Arrows have managed to hold onto from Dead Moon is their fascination with dark, morose shit like graveyards and being buried alive. When other bands do this shit I find it boring and cliched. When Fred Cole sings about it in his gravelly voice, after 45 years of singing in garage rock bands, it sounds like he actually has experienced it.
Although this album is not nearly as good as Dead Moon's early records of the late 80's and early 90's, it's still 10 million times better than any other "rock" album released by 60-year-olds (sorry Stones, but you haven't released anything good in over 30 years). It's also way better than most of the punk or garage shit out there from bands half their age.
Song highlights on Descending Shadows are the opening track "This Is The Day" and "Zip My Lip" which I dug the most because I'm a punk-rock asshole at heart. But other great tracks are "On Our Way" and "Paranoia" which sound more dirty garage and rock n' roll. There are other good songs as well, but some tracks are kind of weak, which ultimately bring down the album a bit. But seriously, this band rules.
RIYL: Dead Moon, The Dead Boys, The Stooges
Rating: 7.5
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