cover art: Puro Instinct –
Headbangers in Ecstasy
Seven days into the new year, my favorite album from an insanely strong start to 2011 so far, edging out James Blake, Tennis, Julianna Barwick, and S-Dubz. Distant and dreamily wistful Fleetwood Mac-in-the-USSR vibes. According to Piper:
"Our full length, Headbangers In Ecstasy will be out at the end of February. Headbangers is kind of like a “greatest hits that never happened” album inspired by our favorite AOR missed connections, the MP3ADD pandemic, and the possibility that the world will be descompuesto this time next year. We recorded it live at KDOD HQ w/ R. Stevie Moore, Kenny Gilmore and sometimes Ariel Pink."
Headbangers in Ecstasy is out February 22 on Mexican Summer.