The Districts
Popular Manipulations
Fat Possum
Aug 11, 2017 Web Exclusive
Indie rock, as we know it today, is so entrenched in recent history that many new bands feel familiar and therefore breed contempt. To state that the genre is dead is commonplace nowadays and that’s heartbreaking. Popular Manipulations is a vibrant, biting and tactile slice of the inspiring power of indie rock. Album highlight “Rattling of the Heart” aches with the defensive wit of frontman Robby Grote as he laments on familial loss and love. Guitars crash and syncopate in a way that typifies the live Districts experience as choruses compound into a gutsy and ferocious climax.
Grote’s melodies are sharper than ever and the boosted recording quality gives The Districts some much-needed space to solidify their distorted tales of divorce (“Capable”) and busy loneliness (“If Before I Wake”). On their second release, The Districts are imbued with the power to make long-stay names of themselves in a genre they’re frankly dominating right now. (www.thedistrictsband.com)
Author rating: 8/10
Average reader rating: 8/10
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November 28th 2017
4:30am
There are different varieties of albums in this band and my favorite one is this one that mentioned here. I don’t know much about the albums but they are very interesting to watch them. So if you want to hear them then visit this site as early as possible. cheap cable tv
November 28th 2017
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