Review:Goes Cube
Not What We Thought
Feb 06, 08
We're no strangers to Goes Cube and we certainly couldn't possibly hide our previous gushes about them. So it shouldn't come as any surprise to anyone who peruses this blog on a sort-of-regular basis that the latest release from the Brooklyn trio, often described as "brutal", "punishing", "destructive", "painfully loud", etc., would be well received by the culture of me. But what we weren't expecting before hearing the new EP was how much we were going to like it. Or how different it sounds from everything else the troops have ever put out.
Let it be known that the boys haven't "departed" from their normally brick-shattering soundscapes or vicious lyrical tomes. Not even close. They know what works. And it really really works. What we meant by that "sounding different" thing wasn't the band's "sound" but the "sound" of the record. The first thing we wrote down in our heads as we were listening was about how lead David Obuchowski's vocals are noticeably, well, noticeable. Meaning, you can hear them and stuff. Which is such a ridiculously pleasant change. And the production notes don't stop there. The low end of the mix is so crisp it made us well up with tears and smiles. Producer/mixer Dean Baltulonis should get pats on the back for creating such a crisp dare-we-say fucking masterpiece. Everything seems to fit right in its place, with only pregnant pauses here and there sticking out.
Not What We Thought is a work from a band on the verge of deciphering both who they are and who they want to be perceived to be. We think both of those identities are what make Goes Cube one of the most promising groups on the scene right now. The band has exerted every possible ounce of themselves into Not What We Thought and what's come out as product is astonishing. The record will be available only at shows on tour from March 5th to March 28th with the exception being the show on February 22nd at Magnetic Field for the BAM Next Fest in New York City.
(mp3) Goes Cube Song 57
Godspeed!
