CD Review: I Was Totally Destroying It And Kestrels Push Out New Music

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From Durham, NC come alternative rockers I Was TotallyDestroying It with a new album entitled “Vexations.” The album was inspired byStephen King’s book “The Dark Tower” and was co-produced by Joshua Cain (MotionCity Soundtrack) and Ed Ackerman (The Replacements, The Jayhawks). This is theband’s fourth album and it was released on August 21 through Greyday Records.
The album begins with the up-tempo title track as leadsinger Rachel Hirsh vocals draw a strong comparison to Sheryl Crow. Fellowvocalist John Booker takes over the reins on “Hello, Salty Ghost” as the musictakes on a moody, more atmospheric feeling, but the harmonies between the twois just outstanding. The pulsating beat of “The Prisoner” gives the song anineties-alternative vibe, similar to The Cranberries before updating theirsound with the addition of keyboards on “My Internal Din.” The band brings upthe great grungy guitar sound on “Dust Up New Perpetuum Mobile,” then closesthe album with the dance beat of “Seasonal Low.”
I Was Totally Destroying It has a jam packed tour schedulefor the next couple months, including a string of dates along the east coastwith Motion City Soundtrack, Jukebox The Ghost and Now Now. For moreinformation on the new album and for a complete list of tour dates, pleasevisit iwtdi.com.
From north of the border comes the falcon named bandKestrels with a new album entitled “A Ghost History.” This guitar-drivenrelease begins right away with the fuzzed out guitar sound of “Drowning Girl.” Theband attacks their instruments with the punk-like “Dumb Angel” as theyperfectly capture that rough, garage-rock atmosphere with their music. The bandtries to expand their sound with the moody bass-heavy “Islands” before divingback to their comfort zone with “The Light” and “Decoder.” The album closeswith the experimental sounds of “Lose” and the punk-pop of “The Past Resets.”
Kestrels just wrapped up a short, seven-date U.S. tour andwill be heading out on the road in Canada in mid-September. For moreinformation, please visit kestrels.ca.