If you weren't up on Patagonian Rats last year, here's the long and short of it: It was probably one of the more eclectic and ambitious efforts of the latter part of the year. Sargent House just released the first track from Tera Melos' upcoming EP, and I'm excited that the band's wasting very little time putting something new together. They also have a full tour lined up with six-string virtuoso Marnie Stern all set up. Tera Melos is slippery and difficult to pin down. One second I'm jarred left of center and the next I'm completely shaking my ass. They blend electro pop with assaulting punk riffs and then back again with looping fragmentation. This first track, "Manar the Magic" is a video game blipped out frenzy of sound with a juxtaposition of completely careening noise and oppositionally soothing vocal haunts. I'm excited to see where this goes next. If the inclusion of Mike Watt for a short cameo on the track isn't enough to raise your eybrows, there are probably other blogs to go check out. This song is an earful and well worth your attention. I can't think of a better pairing for Marnie Stern's highwire guitar energy. Look for the EP, Zoo Weather, to hit the ether on February 22nd, but it is cassette only and limited to 500 copies (although each comes with a free digital download of all 6 songs).
Tera Melos – Manar the Magic (feat. Mike Watt)
Tour Dates with Marnie Stern:
Feb 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
Feb 19 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Feb 20 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch
Feb 22 – San Antonio, TX @ Ten Eleven
Feb 23 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
Feb 24 – Dallas, TX @ Sons Of Hermann Hall
Feb 25 – New Orleans, LA @ The Parish
Feb 26 – Tallahasee, FL @ Club DownUnder
Feb 27 – Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth
Feb 28 – Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
Mar 01 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
Mar 02 – Washington DC @ Red Palace
Mar 03 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Mar 04 – New York, NY @ Santos Party House
Mar 06 – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East
Mar 07 – Montreal, QU @ Il Motore
Mar 08 – Toronto, ON @ Wrongbar
Mar 09 – Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strutt
Mar 10 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
Mar 11 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown Jr
Mar 12 – Denver, CO @ Moes
Mar 13 – Salt Lake City @ Kilby Court
Mar 15 – Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project
Mar 16 – Portland, OR @ Branx
Mar 18 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
Mar 19 – Sacramento, CA @ Sol Collective
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