Talons

This post was destined for TEENAGE HANGOVER (another blog) but my friend tom was already writing about them so even though i went on a lot in the truck post i'll GO ON EVEN MORE HERE...



A recent signing to one of my favourite labels: Big Scary Monsters, this young instrumental six piece might just be my new favourite band (and that means you should atleast give them a listen right?)
These guys are my age so its a bit condescending for me to say they're "barely out of school"... o well. Barely out of school it's surprising that these guys have written some really epic tunes. They are like beautifully polished glass... thats been broken just for the the hell of it; perfectly broken And the most striking thing about them: They sounds big. Real big.
Not your ordinary Godspeed-esque post rock though... This is an edgy wall of sound, with more heavy breakdowns and beautiful build ups than a fast paced game of jenga.
The two guitarists create complex intertwining parts (perhaps with twiddly mathrock inspiration) backed by a brilliantly frantic rhythm section. However its the 2 violinist creating the shrill melody which helps create deeper more elaborate sound than many of their contemporaries.
One of the things a lot of these bands get wrong is that they don't know when to stop, when to turn off the wall of sound and interplay between guitars, but talons pull it off perfectly.
Their debut single the pearl is out in a couple of weeks and it's really something special. 5 freaking stars.
O and if you get the chance to see them live DO, it's where they come into their element. Talon's myspace