Sydney’s Bearhug take things into new sonic territory on So Gone, the follow-up to last year’s Over Easy EP.
Gone are the clean, jangling and relatively unassuming songs. In their place are 11 tracks that fizz with layered, distorted guitars in the vein of Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth and a lively The War On Drugs. Bearhug’s breezy way with melody is still intact making So Gone sound alive with wistful and melancholic undercurrents and frayed edges courtesy of Owen Penglis’ (Straight Arrows) recording/mix.
This swerve of the indie rock highway makes for a damn fine detour.
