Innocence
Thrill Jockey
2014
Rating: 8 puffy chairs out of 10
Somewhere between their last record "Echo Ono" and this new one called "Innocence," I went from Pontiak casual fan to a Pontiak super fan. We're talking "pre-order the record to get the special vinyl" level of fandom, something I rarely do. This was largely due to seeing them live three or four times, which made me appreciate the records more, which then made me love their live performances more, and so on and so on as the snake ate it's tail.
Their live shows tend to be pretty heavy from start to finish, but their albums mix things up a little, and "Innocence" is no different. You have "Ghosts" as likely the best song of the record, sounding like a new genre called kraut metal; and then shortly thereafter you get a pair of songs in "Noble Heads" and "Wildfires" that make me think of a folky version of Pink Floyd. It seems like this trio of brothers can go in pretty much any direction and do fantastic work, and this new album is only further proof of that.
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