Search - Abner Trio, Man at Arms :: Split

"Time signature changing post-rock indie weirdness ... these guys deliver the goods with the biggest bow tie and odd wrapping that I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing." -- SMOTHER With the trashy elegance characteristic of Abner Trio, the first track of the band's new split with Man at Arms touches on subjects as diverse as nationalization, spaghetti, and old people. The Indianapolis-based trio released their debut, Distant Thunder of the Sacred Force, on Joyful Noise in January 2006. Since that time the band has developed a more epic sound, recalling a late seventies/early eighties folk-punk sub-genre that never actually existed. In terms of noise and tempo, the split intensifies when Michigan-based duo Man at Arms takes over. Man at Arms has been orchestrating clever, half-crazed, noisy punk rock critiques of late-stage consumer capitalism since their 2005 Friction Records debut Being and Commerce. This split album with Abner Trio showcases the band with a tighter, more developed sound, but doesn't sacrifice any of the hysteria of their previous recordings.