GATTOPARDO - s/t LP live with relatively traditional song structures

with relatively traditional song structures often lurking beneath the surface weirdness--unlike some of their post-punk contemporaries who deconstructed the concept of "the song" itself

The White Stripes are known for their unpolished tunes and these concerts are no exception

Their sound can be poorly described as the spooky artiness of Liars mixed with the Gothic industrial sounds of Coil

allowing for breath only during the brief

" is a great song to turn to when you feel like you don't have control over anything

GATTOPARDO - s/t LP live with relatively traditional song structuresBrazilian band Gattopardos debut album feature a sound that looks sweet, tense and haggard at equal parts, echoing the soul of Rikk Agnew during his tenure at Christian Death or Musta Paraati. This yields a motley assortment of damaged songs without sharp edges that would collapse when rubbed against the urban landscape of Sao Paulo, Brazil. No bullshit post punk is their thing, as if The Cure of Seventeen Seconds era were stabbed to death by Part 1,