Jumbling Towers is Creepy in All the Right Ways
Almost overnight, Jumbling Towers have become one my favorite new bands. Which is a bit of a misleading statement since, technically, although they’re new to me, they’ve actually been around since 2005ish. It’s difficult to find out much about them (they’re not all that helpful in giving out details) but via their website, I’ve been able to uncover that they were still a band as recently July ‘08 (that’s when their last show is posted), that they’re from St. Louis, that they have an eponymously-titled LP that I cannot stop listening to and…not much else. More important than facts and bios, though, is the sound, man, and JT have managed to put together something that is so theatrical it could quite easily ruin itself. Yet, somehow, it manages to be histrionically awesome. This is sort of like what a haunted house would sound like if you transcribed it into music—mysterious keyboards; lurking basslines; anxious, twitchy guitars; and vampiric vocals. If you are thinking that this sounds like everything you don’t want in a band, please have a listen for yourself and don’t let words get in the way: the band has an EP called Classy Entertainment that you can download (for free!) here. Below is Cowards, from their long player:
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