Burglary Years, “Hatch”
The first track off the Boston band’s excellent 100 Roses LP (Disposable America/Dogs Knights Productions), here’s what we wrote back in June: “At nearly six minutes, “Hatch” has two interwoven, but distinct, personalities. The first half teeters along the brink of melodic modern rock, before swan-diving into a dirge-like pool of blissful distortion and wavy sonic frequencies. It meanders along, barreling towards its conclusion, before the bottom drops out and fades into the spare bleakness it never bothered with at the beginning. It’s an intense piece of dream-pop that immediately grabs, holds on for dear life, then pushes away once you’ve finally found a proper rhythm.” Yeah.