Heavy Times
As Chicago’s most lethal band of the fast-rising noise pop neurotics, Heavy Times have carved out a uniquely hypnotic sound that’s hard to pin down but easy to fall for, and fast. Crushingly melodic vocal hooks cleverly interwoven with static-filled harmonies no one’s prepared for, all executed with a snarling blow to the pleasure receptors. Their massive, almost cavernous grungy pop will escape most realistic comparisons, but as the scuzz starts to feverishly build and disseminate on each successive track of ‘Jacker,’ it becomes quickly evident that the songs that frame these livid bursts of punk energy are always worth waiting for. Once these mammoth choruses kick into gear, and just as the guitars explode, it’s an endorphin-rushing experience that stands all hairs on end, and will knock you back unexpectedly. This is a band that carefully divides its power, bringing the hammer down right where it needs to hit, and locking into a euphonic wave of impossibly catchy, spidery guitar lines that soar and dive with the best of ‘em so well, you’ll swear you’ve heard these chords somewhere before. What’s more is that Heavy Times have just as much of a hand on blasting your eardrums into oblivion as they do on their signature mega-melodic wall of vocals, washing like a golden glaze over each track with an enchantingly harmonic howl, that clearly defines their hyperactive Wipers-soaked sound to the core.
Recommended If You Like:
Ty Segall, Wipers, Pixies, Nirvana, The Ponys, Jay Reatard, Troggs, Pavement, Idle Times
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Video of ‘Skull Hair’ courtesy of Giant System:
031 Heavy Times from Kyle Obriot on Vimeo.
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RELEASES:
Jacker LP/CD (HZR-095)
Available HERE:
Grab MP3s from iTunes Here
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‘No Plans’ b/w ‘Ice Age’ 7″ (HZR-077)
1st press Black edition of 500 Available HERE:
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‘No Plans’ b/w ‘Ice Age’ 7″ (HZR-077)
Gold Edition of 200 (SOLD OUT)
