Perfect Angel at Heaven Share Desire’s Opening Single

Over the last few years, bands like Perfect Angel at Heaven have really found pay dirt by sort of crafting their own melting pot of indie rock (the good sort, not your dad’s NPR-core style). In that, I mean that the group, and similar acts like Spirit of the Beehive, have sort of taken elements of punk and guitar pop and noise and power pop and emo, throwing them altogether to craft something that feels familiar yet fresh. On this single, there’s this almost post-emo math rock element, with dancing guitar lines and vocals that border on edginess; the song moves in and out of that, bringing in more melodic pieces to the mix. About midway through, they crunch that pedal and distortion shimmies right into the picture, bringing in a a wash of heavy ambiance to juxtapose the softer underbelly. At times its a groovy jam and at times its a bit noisy, but its always good, which is why I suggest you rock out below, then be sure to look for the group’s Imploder EP next Friday (8.11).