Honestly, there aren't a lot of bands recently that catch my eye long enough to talk about or listen to in excess....but Broken Water has blown me away in the best way. Unwound's Vern Rumsey even described them as having "a wall of sound that would make Phil Spector jealous...". I completely agree.
Broken Water is definitely a project made up of people with developed experience and vision. This project seems like something meant to remind us that indie-punk is still possible in the form it was originally intended. As much as the 1990's has been thrown around to describe almost every approachig new band as of recently, Broken Water really surpasses the trend in the best way... carrying on where Unwound, My Bloody Valentine, and (I'd even say) Black Tambourine left off.
I was fortunate enough to see them while on tour, we played with them in Denver and once the drummer (Kanako) took off her sweatshirt to reveal a huge, torn-up Unwound shirt, I knew I wouldn't be disappointed. I'd say it was definitely one of my highlights from that tour. They do not disappoint live at all.
There full length release, Whet is an amazing accomplishment. The third song on side A (Dead Light) caught my attention from the moment they played it. The melody is pretty and fuzzy and is sung in this way where your brain swears it's being played backwards.
http://www.myspace.com/brokenagua
There new 7" is a release off K Records.
Other things to consider:
Two of the members are from an Olympia band called Sisters that no longer plays but they're pretty awesome too you should check them out: http://www.myspace.com/olysisters.
Christine
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