Unreal (ATP) is Daniel Blumberg’s first Hebronix album since leaving Yuck, the band he fronted from 2010 to 2012 and quit to “work on other things.” Now that it’s released, we can understand why he left. Produced by Neil Hagerty (Royal Trux, Howling Hex), Unreal isn’t Yuck, and it isn’t supposed to be. The clouds of guitar noise that saturate the album are quieter, moodier, more unsettling; the singing wearier, stretched thin as an old E string; and the songs more introspective, turning inward with lines like, “I’ve got some things to do/Some private things to do” and “I’m thinking about things/I already know.” Blumberg will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our recent Hebronix feature.
Blumberg: I have been painting everyday for the last few months. It’s become my favourite way of listening to music. The Supreme Dicks catalogue has provided me with a hypnotic atmosphere that works well with the work I’m doing.
At first I was drawn to their perfect, beautiful, gorgeous band name.
I also love their balance of looseness and melody; that combination is very difficult to pull off.
I also love their recorder playing.
Video after the jump.
