by Dan Goldin (@post_trash_)
Kalamazoo’s No Tongues For Quiet People (fka Vines) play post-hardcore with a wide range of depth and dynamics. Their songs traverse between sinewy Pinback influenced burners, dense and blasted noise punk, and disarming shadowy pop with a haunting dexterity. It’s all calculated and well executed and their upcoming full length, Joint Fortune, is one of those DIY records that everyone in their scene can be collectively proud of. Due out on January 5th, they’ve created an intelligent debut that takes plenty of youthful chances, the song’s settling into themselves as they evolve.
Lead single “Corridor” is probably the most explosive glimpse of No Tongues For Quiet People’s dynamic extremes. The song cracks open with a ragged rhythm and corrosive guitars, wasting no time before running straight into carnage as Max Murray’s (guitar/vocals) vocals are furiously shouted out and then melodically echoed in response. It’s an abrasive introduction, but their skewed accessibility peaking through the gaps. After a minute however, the aggression recedes into a meditative build, working ominously toward something “slightly off, slightly crooked” to quote the song. The band dig their heels into the slow mounting tension, working their way toward crescendo at a snake’s winding pace, the full caterwauling eruption arriving in its own terms.