DC’s Deleted Scenes have one of the most malleable sounds in all of rock music. They have a new album out next week, titled Lithium Burn, that will surely showcase this ability to morph their sound for whatever purpose they need. Take, for instance, the first song we heard from the album, “Stutter” (which made an appearance on our Most Anticipated albums of 2014 list all the way back in January). It’s a clipping and disorienting song, all backed by a stilted horn section. Compare this to “House of Dust,” the latest song we’ve heard from the album, and it sounds like a wholly different band.
“House of Dust” is immediately much slower, and almost feels like a ballad. It shares a lot of DNA with Mr. Bungles’ “Retrovertigo”, which gives it a similar dramatic charm to that song as well. “House of Dust” is a great song in its own right, though, and feels deliberately sedated compared to “Stutter” which had a spastic and jumpy feel to it. “House of Dust” does come to life near the end of its run time, where it has an extended instrumental portion that gives the band a chance to shift the style of the song into a more traditional rock sound. It’s a little less experimental than the bands other recent outputs, but it’s fun to speculate how it fits into Lithium Burn‘s assuredly varied soundscape. Listen below.
Lithium Burn is out April 15th on Park The Van Records.