With a sound that evokes memories of legendary acts like The Cure and Joy Division, The House Flies is a captivating new band with the potential to sure to make a lasting impression on the music scene. They are an intriguing new band that came out of Moline, Illinois' underground music scene.
Alex Riggen (vocals, guitar) and Nick Pompou (drums) are the original members of the band and are responsible for most of its captivating sound. These two extremely brilliant musicians initially gained recognition for their work in the post-metal grunge group Murnau, putting out four highly regarded albums since 2008 that demonstrated their maturity and depth as musicians. Riggen and Pompou have let their inspirations from all around the rock spectrum seep through while doubling down on their ambient, textured style with The House Flies.
Bassist Ozzie Woods's superb low-end technique completes the ensemble, his snaking lines serving as the ideal counterbalance to the band's flying melodic excursions.
Settle in for an unmatched journey into the world of sound bliss with "Mannequin Deposit," the magnificent first album from post-punk icons, The House Flies. This stunning album brilliantly mixes the immediate force of goth-tinged alt-rock with the ethereal reveries of shoegaze, making it an exercise in sound alchemy.
"She Hums Mozart," a tune I've heard before and love, opens the album. With its captivating basslines and guitars, it embodies the album's vibe. But the monumental "Sequin" is the album's real standout track. This unwavering monster of a song opens with a ferocious percussion attack and then whips into a tumult of jagged guitars and searing fretwork.
Elsewhere, the brooding "Queen Underground" conjures the specter of Disintegration-era Cure, replete with soaring, delay-caked leads that pierce the soul with their bittersweet beauty. The shimmering "Twilight Eyes" flows with the graceful ebb of a nocturnal tide, its gossamer guitar lines interwoven with rasping vocals in a hypnotic dance of light and shadow.
"Hounds" mimics the gloomy grandeur of Radiohead's best-known songs. It's a whirlwind of tremolo-picked, fuzz-filled emotions. When the album culminates in the eerie "And Ghosts Will Speak Again," it is apparent that The House Flies have created a piece of exceptional, unwavering vision.
As a devoted lover of left-center, avant-garde rock music, I could not be more thrilled to bear witness to the rise of The House Flies from the very beginning. With their debut album "Mannequin Deposit", I await with bated breath other fans to immerse themselves in what promises to be a transcendent artistic statement.
You should include "Mannequin Deposit" in your collection of playlists. Rock music lovers you are welcome to stream the album today online.