Casey
Self-Released, 2019
8/10
Listen to Casey
A New York City outfit who embrace theatrical, circus influenced and experimental ideas, Dalton Deschain & The Traveling Show have been busy in recent years with releasing EPs, as Casey is their 4th, and finishes their trilogy off with a very unusual bang.
“Rabid” starts the quick listen with a bare intro that builds into a fuller punk fueled affair, as the backing female vocals complement the shifting tempos and volume, and “Interstitial (Tethered)” follows with an ambient setting of psyche-circus fun where strings and jazz are present and welcomed.
“Man/Things” ends the quick listen with a diverse delivery of forceful punk energy as well as ebbs of delicate beauty in the thrashing bouts and restrained moodiness, as the band get quite intricate, but never alienate the listener.
An EP that also comes with a 60 page book, Dalton Deschain and company are nothing if not unique, and their pulp-punk formula is both dark and comical, and always innovative in unexpected ways.
Travels well with: Darla Farmer- Rewiring The Electric Forest; David Bowie- Diamond Dogs