The menacing bass line and almost motorik beat that opens “Wishbone” by Husbands and the way the song unfolds with disparate streams of sound is reminiscent of pop weirdo Russ Ballard. The song weaves together strands of post-punk, Krautrock, synth pop and experimental psychedelic rock across it’s duration. The distorted vocals, processed to sound robotic, cuts through the mix and then gives way to moody harmonies that contemplate the dissociative aspects of modern American culture. The fractured guitar solo in the first half of the song sounds like society or at least one’s psyche on the verge of fragmenting while the synth work mid-song touches on the warped, dreamlike soundscapes of Black Moth Super Rainbow. As the song plays visions of Stereolab collaborating Black Angels on a cover of Ballard’s 1984 hit “Voices” is hard to shake which just makes “Wishbone” a bit of an earworm in the end. Listen to the song on Spotify and connect with Husbands at the links provided.
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