PURLING HISS; Lounge Lizards

PURLING HISS; Lounge Lizards

12″, Limited Edition, Numbered (2011), EP

With ‘Lounge Lizards’, Purling Hiss has tapped into a trashy aesthetic that’s part of rock’n’roll’s DNA. They have got introspective druggy tunes and riff-heavy party songs, both of which romanticize the brilliance of a scuzzy rock burnout. But “burnout” is as good a word as any to convey their brand of rock grit, which is slathered in cruddy production and with a hard emphasis on shredding.

Lounge Lizards‘ six tracks serve as a logical follow up to the bands previous release ‘Public Service Announcement’ which was also a meeting of catchy hooks and awful production quality. Of course, the sound is presumably intentional and serves a few purposes on the EP, it dampens screams, accents enormous guitar solos, adds density to an already dark song, and muffles instruments’ sounds so they bleed together. The effect defines Purling Hiss’ sound.