Reviewed! Pine Mountain Casket - Viscera for Reason
Pine Mountain Casket
Viscera for Reason
Pine Mountain Casket’s Viscera for Reason is something of a sonic chameleon, effectively
blending elements of indie, hard rock, alt-country, folk and Americana into one
sound the band themselves describe as “eclectic.” Though PMC hail from Los
Angeles and not somewhere in the American Midwest, as the sound emanating from
their debut indicates, Viscera for Reason
is something of an emotional journey cleverly interspersed with jangly
guitars, rattling melodies and rambling travelling troubadour vocals that could
very easily slot in next alongside the Decemberists, Drag the River and Johnny
Cash on the soundtrack to your next night of drinking (“Oildrips,” “Demons
Croon for the Mississippi Moon,” “Bird On Trees (Or the Solid Ground”). To the
naked eye it might seem as if Viscera for
Reason is just merely a rich, heaping portion of Midwest Americana, but it
actually has a bit of pep in its step. As the track “Serpents Prayer” shows,
the band can bounce just as well as they croon thanks to a wealth of playful
guitars and big hooks. The song opens the albums closing triumvirate of songs, the
strongest such collection of tracks off Viscera
for Reason. Rounds of whiskey shots abound on “Race to Oblivion,” a great
contemplative drinking song (‘I don’t need time to think this over/just the whiskey
to wash it away), and the rousing, and excellently titled, closer “I Think We’re
In for A Watery Grave” is by and large the albums best cut, infusing modern hard
rock structures with an indie feel, a track full of strong soloing and
tremendous vocals that might actually be a step above many of today’s modern
hard rock singles. Viscera for Reason
is sturdy and reliable, making for one hell a debut record that needs to be
heard.
Grade: B
Go Download: “I Think We’re In for a Watery Grave”
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