Prosaics - Aghast Agape EP

Genre rock Publisher Dimmak Records External Links Prosaics Dimmak Records

The bio for Prosaics says "For fans of: My Bloody Valentine, Interpol, New Order, Joy Division." Besides the obvious cash-in on those bands hawtness at the moment, I see no reason why they were included as reference points. In my opinion, a reference to the "Hot Snakes on anti-depressants" or some allusion to the urgent and dense production would be scores more accurate.

The thing that I love about Prosaics on this EP is the constant, unrelenting pulsing paranoid urgency. They are always running from something. That unnamed fear lurking in the density of the sound makes these 5 brilliant songs wholly exciting on each subsequent listen.

The sustained energy of the EP as a whole frames each singular track to create a work of sheer magnificence. With a name that brings to mind mosaic patterns arranged from prozac, the band delivers acutely to that description. If you have never stayed awake for a week and fallen down twisting dark tunnels afterwards, then this small taste of the Prosaics will inform you of what you've missed.

This disc is att once thankfully primitive and abundantly sophisticated. The Prosaics have crafted a short but thrillingly relentless burst of music for the delerious, glassy-eyed people of our desensitized world.