Beat Pyramid

These New Puritans

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 18, 2008)
• Original Release Date: January 28, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Domino
• ASIN: B00134YQ6G
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,101 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
2008 debut album from the critically acclaimed British Post-Post Punk outfit. Recorded alongside Gareth Jones (the producer of albums by Einsturzende Neubauten, Depeche Mode, Liars, and Wire), its songs are an ever-mutating blur of brash chords, subtle details, and taut rhythms, borne of influences as disparate as Sonic Youth and Dubstep, This Heat and Greek pottery, David Lynch and Dr. Feelgood, J Dilla and the 16th century occultist John Dee. This is a band of extremes. The songs on Beat Pyramid have an immediacy that belies their complex themes: 'Numbers' is a modern Pop song about medieval numerology; 'Infinitytinifni' a celebration of the melting of the polar ice-caps set to one chord and three drums; 'Swords Of Truth' a deft slab of death disco named after the terrorist cell linked with the kidnap of BBC journalist Alan Johnson, that may or may not also have been written in homage to the Wu-Tang Clan. Angular. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A solid debut., March 20, 2008

By	Omar Ortiz - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Someone not familiar with These New Puritans would probably approach them with the thought of " Oh no , not another British indie band". But once you really get to know this band and their music it really grows on you. This band may seem like another mediocre indie band that's just cashing out on the indie craze of these times but there's something special about these guys , they make solid songs that aren't too commercial sounding and are catchy enough to really get into but have an extra edge that puts them in a league of their own among their peers. I highly recommend this album , the songs are brief , aggressive and well written but the album itself is solid and very balanced. You'll find this record to be one of those few records which is all around good times and you never find yourself skipping any of the songs.