“We Multiply” romps out of your audio system kicking off Identify Sayers’ Joyboys within the Grindhouse on an impressed observe. The intense polish of the layered association doesn’t betray the music’s authenticity one iota. It has a becoming tempo for an opener, establishing the album’s power stage from the soar, and Identify Sayers sustains the reduce all through the music. It strikes like a whirlwind in nice synthesized gusts whereas bodily participating percussion provides a fluid but constant basis. Devin James Fry’s voice has an authoritative tone that cuts via the post-production results and imbues the efficiency with an interesting pop vibe.  

The second observe “Receiving Evil” has a compelling split-personality. It opens as a groove-centric pop quantity Identify Sayers builds across the rhythm part. Fry alters his vocal character from the opener and fills his supply with lower-register dramatics illustrating the dexterity of his voice. It transforms right into a jagged assault through the music’s second half, nonetheless, with out that juxtaposition ever upsetting the composition’s steadiness. Consideration-grabbing dynamics bookend “Reaper” and the band goes on to boost the music’s hip-hop influences with wall of sound synth-pop that washes over the listener. It’s one other of Joyboys within the Grindhouse’s impassioned tracks.  

 “Gravedancer” options Brooklyn rapper Chris Conde as a visitor vocalist and his skills pair nicely with Fry’s voice. Turbulence is rife all through this observe like many others included on the album, however the orchestrated chaos that Identify Sayers focuses on coalesces, as soon as once more, right into a dark-hearted gem. Conde’s rapping through the second a part of the observe helps seal the deal with out ever overshadowing the music. Fry primarily steps out of the body for “Three Will Develop Again” as Conde returns, and Orlando rapper E-Flip joins him for the vocals. Fusing synth-pop and hip-hop produces a gripping hybrid that appears like nothing else you’ll hear within the indie music world or past. Former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer tosses his hat into the fray, as nicely, with switchblade guitar taking part in that additional ups the ante.   The bass taking part in anchoring “2 Go Lacking” is one in every of its highlights. Irregular drumming fills the music with distinctive percussive counterpoints and the scattershot tempo creates uncommon dynamics for Fry to sing over. It’s the album’s penultimate tune and a very engrossing efficiency. The ominous edge percolating from first observe to final is unimaginable to disregard.

Identify Sayers closes Joyboys within the Grindhouse with “The Oblivion Seed”. The four-piece’s predilection for uncommon tempos continues and creates a forboding, but by no means heavy-handed, texture for this darkish synth-pop remaining curtain. Fry’s voice glowers on the music’s middle like a half-mad vocal sorcerer.   This isn’t your typical alternative-minded fare. Identify Sayers burn vivid on the reducing fringe of pop music’s potentialities with out ever plunging into disconnected self-indulgence. The band wrote over forty songs for and through the recording of this launch, reduce their inventive outburst right down to eleven tracks, and ended up with the very best illustration of their powers. It’s a must-hear for anybody fascinated by trendy music close to its apex. 

Mindy McCall