By Robert Dean
This is not a drill: At The Drive In have released new music
and it’s amazing. I cannot write an objective piece because it would be bold
faced bullshittery. Seriously. If there are any bands that marked a significant
evolution in my musical tastes, At The Drive In’s Relationship of Command is a seminal record that changed everything
for me. I am a diehard At The Drive In nerd.
On Governed by
Contagions, we’re seeing a sleeping tiger emerge from its slumber. While
sure, we saw fascinating glimpses of madness during the The Mars Volta years,
it was always At The Drive In we were waiting for. And to see them back was
wonderful in the live context, but to know they’re writing music again? Jesus
take the wheel. Not only is the song one that holds water in their greater
catalog, a harken back to the In
Casino/Out days, but it's also got a vicious tenor that offers the listener
so much to fantasize about as the new record, or maybe just some songs trickle
in.
If you don’t get the chills when lead singer Cedic
Bixler-Zavala screams, “that’s the way the guillotine claps,” and then that
off-timed clap? You’re not human.
Either way, At The Drive In, are back and boy howdy, this
fanboy couldn’t be happier.
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