The Nein - Luxury

Call them what you will: art rock, post-rock, post-punk, North Carolina’s The Nein is a band that revels in deconstructing the traditional rock and roll order and deviating from simply following the guitar/bass/drums norm. Incorporating all manners of white noise, electronic sounds and vocal samples, the band displays an adventurous creative spirit. The only significant fault to be found with Luxury is that at times (see, for example, “Decollage” and “Journalist 2”); the band seems to be experimenting for the sake of experimenting, without any benefit to the track. Songs like “Achilles Last Tape Solo”, “Ennio”, “Radical Chic” and “The Future Crumbles”, however, brim with a special energy and make up for missteps incurred along the way. The Nein is certainly a band to keep an eye on for the foreseeable future. [www.sonicunyon.com]