Band: SIGH AND EXPLODE
Genres: Punk / Rock / Sass / Hardcore / Post-Hardcore / Emo / Screamo / Skramz
Related artists: Evergary and Sibiir.
Country: Oslo NORWAY
Years Active: 2007-2009
For fans of: The Blood Brothers, Ieatheartattacks, State Faults, Fall Of Troy, JR Ewing, Terry Green, Van Johnson, Saosin, The Death Of Anna Karina, The Jonbenet, Shirokuma and Short Hair.
Related artists: Evergary and Sibiir.
Country: Oslo NORWAY
Years Active: 2007-2009
For fans of: The Blood Brothers, Ieatheartattacks, State Faults, Fall Of Troy, JR Ewing, Terry Green, Van Johnson, Saosin, The Death Of Anna Karina, The Jonbenet, Shirokuma and Short Hair.
Label(s): Self Released / Mas-Kina Recordings
Ever wondered what a more straightforward and European sounding Blood Brothers would sound like? Well look no further than SIGH AND EXPLODE from Norway who dropped two incredible releases in 2007 and 2009. With a style not far removed from fellow countrymen JR Ewing and Ieatheartattacks, the band took the sassy screaming of Johnny Whitney and wound it together with elements of Fall Of Troy, Saosin and State Faults (I know, the latter came afterward). It's seriously top-fucking notch and I can't believe I hadn't pounced on this earlier, especially with my love of anything that is akin to Blood Brothers.
The first EP 'O Bailan Todos O No Baila Nadie!' is probably the strongest in terms of density, as three out of five jams are fucking stellar. Dancy, sassy, screamy goodness, mmmmmmm baby.
Their final LP 'These Seem Like Tarantulas' is a more mature, deep and interesting listen, although the danciness and joyful grooves are more-or-less one of many components, balanced with ambiance, transitionary material and builds. This doesn't detract, in fact it makes it a very engaging listen, albeit much darker and intense, touching on sad and desperate elements later perfected by Swedish sextet Vi Som Alskade Varandra Sa Mycket. Opener "To Raise The Dead Belongs To The Blackest Art" is the opener and prime example, as it wears sorrowful, black-metal tremolo and a piano closing on its sleeve. "Eyes And Limbs Are Waiting For Contact With These Macabre Tools" bares fair resemblance to the band's early material despite the 4:12 length. "G.S.U.W. (Pt. II)" is heavy on the post-hardcore in the best possible way. You can't deny the awesome screamy danciness (nor the epic midsection) of "Editing the Fragments" while closer "An Epic Moment In Spontaneous Human Combustion" is just straight up fire!
Definitely check out their entire discography, it's a fucking gem.
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2007 - Promo cdEP
2007 - O Bailan Todos O No Baila Nadie! EP
2008 - 02:22 digital single (from the 'These Seem Like Tarantulas' session, unmastered)
2009 - These Seem Like Tarantulas cdLP
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(2007) SIGH AND EXPLODE - "Do We Share This Gravity?" (from 'O Bailan Todos O No Baila Nadie!')
(2007) SIGH AND EXPLODE - "Drown in the Imitation" (from 'O Bailan Todos O No Baila Nadie!')
(2007) SIGH AND EXPLODE - "Electric Reveries" (from 'O Bailan Todos O No Baila Nadie!')
(2009) SIGH AND EXPLODE - "An Epic Moment In Spontaneous Human Combustion" (from 'These Seem Like Tarantulas')
(2009) SIGH AND EXPLODE - "G.S.U.W. (Pt. II)" (from 'These Seem Like Tarantulas')
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SIGH AND EXPLODE out of print mp3 discography download / additional links
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