Crispus Attucks was the first person, a Black guy, killed in the Revolutionary War, and a hardcore punk band from DC that sounds like the ’90s never happened.
From Salty Dog to Hilljack to American Dog, Michael Hannon has pointed his “thing” at a particular “yee-haw! gawd damn! rawk-th’-fuck-out” brand of kick ass.
Take post-rock ala Tortoise and Trans Am, inject it with Midwest melody stylings of Braid and The Promise Ring, and Rush and King Crimson’s prog tendencies.
While many fans of Acid Bath may arch an eyebrow at Agents of Oblivion’s sauntering dirge rock, anyone drawn like moths to a flame to “Dead Girl” will get it.
Rich, musty mixtures of Old World sounds like klezmer horns, accordions and glockenspiels create a heady aura of nostalgia as well as a lot of catchy hooks.