June Of '44
Four Great Points

THE REVIEW

Is it a guitar that I hear... a light guitar, almost distracted, listless... it keeps repeating the same motif... obsessively.

Now that I listen more closely, there are more than one. Unknowingly, they capture attention, and when the voice comes in, you're already inside the piece. Then suddenly, the violins over a drum that, for those who know what it means to hold two drumsticks, leaves you breathless. But it's just the beginning; frightening offbeats and never expected accelerations surprise the listener who starts to have a flashing question in mind: "Who the hell are these guys????" Yeah... but it’s not the usual curious question. The music of June of '44 and this album in particular is really innovative.
Someone who knows how to listen immediately understands that this band manages to embed complexity within simplicity, and here the lion's share goes to the drums... Oh God, that drummer drives me crazy!!!!!!!!!!! It’s him who sets the pace, filling the pieces with a fantastic fullness.... but listening closely, even the bass isn't bad... neither are the guitars after all... but who the hell says that post-rock musicians have no technique... I'd let them listen to these guys.... marvelous.

If the first track piques your curiosity, the second one ("The Dexterity Of Luck") is pure adrenaline... but the entire album leaves you breathless... You can sense the shadow of Slint in this band, but they are something else... the disorienting melody in June gives way to powerful dissonances and energetic guitar riffs worthy of the best rock.... but this is no longer rock, we are facing the ghost of rock, destroyed to be rebuilt (not just by June, of course), this is post-rock and this album is something spectacular.