Front Bottoms, The - Talon of the Hawk

At the core of the Front Bottoms new album Talon of the Hawk, is the crazy hybrid of slamming rock drumming and acoustic guitar the band is known for, but this time they augment their sound with electric guitars, synths, and even a little accordion. Over the top is Brian Sella’s confident heartfelt vocals that will have you laughing one minute, crying the next and then maybe pumping your fist and singing along when you least expect it.  Talon of the Hawk, rocks harder than their debut and it is more complex in both subject matter and arrangements. Once this sucker gets it’s claws in you’re going to soar! The 12-song set was produced by Chris “Frenchie” Smith (And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Meat Puppets, Built to Spill, Jet). Brian Sella and drummer-bullhornist Mathew Uychich have known each other since they were 10 and 8 years old respectively and have been making music for a lot of that time. It shows in the rich hooks and clever rhythms and the effortless way they stri