On "The Auger," Day Job's Obsessive Noise Rock Drills Deep (Album Stream)
I can understand about one in ten words that Day Job emits on The Auger, but it doesn't really paint an uplifting picture. In fact, it's basically the opposite, as according to the band it's a concept album about digging a hole. Strangely, it's not the first concept album about digging a hole, though the demented fixation comes in a different flavor here. Day Job render hole-digging through a series of lurching noise rock jams that put punchy drums and howled vocals at the forefront, with an irascible bass tone and huge guitars following right behind. This translates to exceptionally high energy music that lives and breathes on rhythm, surging with every hi-hat whack like an overtaxed heart. The powerful vocals that weave in and out of comprehensibility feel like a portrait of dwindling sanity, and there's a similar transitional nature to the guitars, which either rip through massive riffs or sound out oddball melodies. It paints a picture of lucidity trading places with complete obsession.
The album is out today, so hit it below and get an idea of just how hard madness can rip.
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The Auger is out today via Hex Records.
