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Pontiak's neo-psychedelic rock is created by three brothers from the Blue Ridge area of Virginia -- Van (lead vocals, guitar), Jennings (bass, organ, vocals), and Lain Carney (drums, vocals) -- who were separately involved with numerous bands in the U.S. and Europe before reconvening in Baltimore in 2005. Once together, they quickly established common musical ground and began honing a… Read more in Amazon's Pontiak Store

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  • Audio CD (September 9, 2008)
  • Original Release Date: September 9, 2008
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Thrill Jockey
  • ASIN: B001CVCBK8
  • Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #270,206 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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The music by these three brothers from Virginia is swaggering guitar rock that straddles the line between a power trio and something more expansive in sound and scope. Julian Cope described them as "straddling a wide sonic rift valley, with references that stretch from the southern latitudes of Spain's Viaje A800 to the northern majesty of Black Sabbath and Harvey Milk via The Doors." LP includes coupon for free MP3 download of all tracks.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The South rises again, into twisted, meandering art-grunge, October 20, 2009
Three brothers holed up in rural Virginia recall the Black Angels, Black Mountain, Mogwai, and Neil Young in their four best songs on this seven-song debut. If you can hear what those artists have in common, you will like this album. Like those musicians, Pontiak brings ideas into their crafting of meandering, punchy, exploratory tunes that roam the crossroads of muddy rather than anthemic Southern rock, early-70s folk-rock, experimental indie rock, and classic late-60s AOR.

The vocals are straightforward, the bass and drums solid, and the guitar textures shifting. The album moves about, and this intrigues. The first song howls and thuds; the second diverges into electronics as found sound-- not that exciting, but calmer. Song three starts to delve into sections that segue into different moods, continued on the next two songs, the strongest core of the CD. The last two, however, let me down. They will please fans of what might be called Jim Morrison unplugged, but as I lack the enthusiasm for most of The Doors that many of my peers esteem, I may be biased.

This short record holds promise. If the band (their recent follow-up "Maker" seems to progress into an Om-stoner metal-art rock epic guitar dissonance) continues to reconstruct classic sounds into intelligent and unexpected structures, they should gain as wide a following as some of the influences I mentioned here. They deserve wider attention.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Worth it., October 17, 2008
I highly suggest it to thoese who like Psychedelic Rock, it's not really Psychedelic Rock but it's something between Psychedelic Rock and Alternative stuff.

At the end, I just say that if you understand what music is, it just worth it.
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