Brooklyn's Nihiloceros are a suitably noisy Trio, yet songs are built on complex arrangements. There is a bleakness lyrically with a sound that edges toward Grunge at times, but not the repetitive riffs that ruin that genre, nor the miserable is me vibe.
They do make you think of the late 80s and the Punkish tendencies of the better bands from that time, particularly vocally. Yet you also hear Post Punk, Husker Du and the Rhythm section even get a little Joy Division at times. There are even Power Pop riffs that catch you by surprise.
As you might expect, Dark Ice Balloons does get loud and heads down, but the difference with these three is that they can really play and that takes them into directions you might not expect, Hard Rock and even a little Prog instrumentally.
These aren't choruses that you are gonna sing along to necessarily, but they will certainly grip you. This type of album can be ruined by mindlessness, but when you have the chops and are not afraid to take things in different directions, you can make an album as good as this is.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl, Cassette or as a download.
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