Release
date: October18th
2019. Label: Magnetic
Eye
Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
God
How I Envy The Deaf – Tracklisting
1.Fancy
English 06:00
2.Filth
Castle 05:10
3.If
Your Brain is Properly Oiled 04:47
4.Memory
King 05:45
5.Donut
and the Golden Hen 02:57
6.Taos
Lightning 04:33
7.Truth
Syrup 05:12
8.Roger
B. Taney (Feat. Emily Danger) 05:52
9.Boxed
and Crated 10:00
Members
FRANCIS
BERINGER - Bass, Vocals
STEFANIE
ZAENKER - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
ANDREW
YONKI - Guitar
JAKE
KIMBERLEY - Guitar
Review
God
How I Envy The Deaf is the 3rd
from Noise/Sludge/Stoner/Psych Rockers Caustic Casanova and it
features all their trademark riffs and dark humour that they’ve
made their own within their almost 14 year career. Caustic Casanova
have always pushed the boundaries of their music with each record
they’ve released ever since their formation back in 2006. Though
this album is perhaps their most daring and creative to date but also
perhaps being their most accessible to date a well, Making it easy
for first time listeners to enjoy the wild ride the band have in
store for everyone.
The
album is packed full of heavy sounding riffs that stretch the
boundaries of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal but with Sludge, Doom, Stoner
and Noise Rock being the main strengths the band have made their name
with. The Psychedelic grooves hold everything together and allows
Caustic Casanova to push their music into different musical
directions than ever before.
The
songs are packed full of rich inventive ideas where the music moves
effortlessly from one genre to the next without losing it’s
Psychedelic edge or focus.
Opening
song – Fancy English – is a combination of 90s Noise/Grunge Rock
sounds with a dark pop sensibility moving further into Heavy Sludge
Rock vibes and fantastic vocals from Stefanie and Francis as well.
The Alternative Rock/Metal flavour of the song bodes well for the
rest of the album but this song also shows the creative lengths the
band aim for the majority of the album.
Second
song – Filth Castle – offers a more jangled and unsettled Noise
Rock approach with a Punk Rock sensibility shining through. The heavy
sludgy and stoner sounding guitars is quite experimental places but
it shows why Caustic Casanova have never been afraid to take risks
with their music. You can hear influences diverse as The Melvins, The
B-52’s and Talking Heads on this song. Well I can but I could be
looking too much into that. However, this is weird and addictive
slice of Hard Rock that shows you the different styles of music the
band will play on this record.
Third
song – If Your Brain Is Properly Oiled – opens
with a troubling Sludge groove before traces of Psychedelic sounds
appear for a more threatening and aggressive approach. This is one of
the standout songs on the album with aggressive lyrics having a more
gloomier effect. There is some wicked dark humour with the lyrics as
well but it’s the music that holds your attention.
Fourth
song – The Memory King – is another wonderfully sounding epic
from the band with a more laid back approach with hazy guitars slowly
building upto a powerful and heavy rhythm. The vocals are more
withdrawn but it draws you into Caustic Casanova dark world. The
music is quite LO-FI in places but still sounding fresh and
dramatically heavy when the moment calls for it. The song sees the
band draw on their Post-Hardcore roots that build up to a highly
dramatic finish.
Caustic
Casanova carry on their dark and twisted style of Hard Rock and Heavy
Metal for the remaining 6 songs left on the album but still offering
a few delicious and heavy surprises along the way. The music becomes
even weirder on the 2nd
half of the album with different strands of Psychedelic Rock, Sludge
Metal and Stoner Metal giving way to a more Progressive sound.
Other
cool songs to check out are: Donut and The Golden Hen, Taos
Lightning, Roger B. Taney and the gloriously insane final song –
Boxed And Crated.
God
How I Envy The Deaf is a stunning album on all levels with top-notch
production showing folks what Caustic Casanova do so brilliantly
well. This album proves that Caustic Casanova are a brilliant and
original band in their own right. There is no other band like them
around at this moment in time and this album is perhaps their best
album to date.
Words
by Steve Howe
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