Tartufi - Nests of Waves and Wire (Southern)
4/5
By: Scott Dixon
Describing a record as 'important' always seemed to me to be armchair journalism. What makes you want to put yourself out there on the ledge with such an outlandish statement, when most music these days is just a synth tweaked Beach Boys burp or a feathered kraut cop out?
I'll forgo such meaningless text bite and say Tartufi's Nests of Waves and Wire is beautiful, unassuming, indulgent, horrific, a lightning strike joyride round the arm of a windmill. The new album from the San Francisco duo sees them experiment further than ever before, as they twist in every track between aggressive pounding rock and charming intricate melodies which have seen their live shows receive so much attention.
With Tim Green (The F**king Champs and Nation of Ulysses) again at the hub of production, Nests of Waves and Wire is as much the band's bloody mouthed war cry as it is a bittersweet lullaby. Tartufi are happy to drift into the role of a modest but mad scientist, achieving their unique breakthroughs without pressure or spotlight glare.
This seven track 55 minute epic sees Brian Gorman and Lynne Angel amble through Built To Spill-peddled epics and the huge volatile power of producer Green's own back catalogue. Strangling attention even in songs like the eight minute layered seance of 'Fleet Week' or the pounding choral bawl of 'Dot Dash', the record out on the justly lauded Southern imprint provides a more expansive, accomplished flutter than 2006's Us Upon Buildings Upon Us. It marks Tartufi out as one of the most 'important' bands quietly going about their business this year.
Artists in this article: Tartufi
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