Modcult

• “Perforated”
  from Through the Panama by Sightings (2007)
  

The new Sightings record is without a doubt their most accessible and probably their most realized. It’s the sixth record, and they’ve pulled back the rawness a bit for a sort of noise kraut disco record as played by a rock band. Yeah, there’s bass and guitar and some drums but once again they manage to deconstruct the music everyone in the city is making and put it together in jagged tangents coming out of both channels that are somehow cohesive. Production is handled by Andrew WK, and he’s helped the band layer a cold, semi-glossy sheen to their rhythmic repetition and violent squeals that gets me thinking Street Hassle era Lou Reed in vibe. I already chucked this in the best records of 2007 bin in the kitchen, so take note.

Shiny plastic on Load and vinyl on Ecstatic Peace.