Origami Ghosts - "Heaven's Gate"
Photo by Brittne Lunniss Los Angeles' Origami Ghosts are being described as "Sonic Youth adjacent alt-rock," and I both agree with and argue with that description. Their latest single, "Heaven's Gate," is a propulsive indie rock song although it sounds much more folk-ish than anything Sonic Youth ever released, particularly with how flute heavy the song is. That being said, Origami Ghosts are certainly not a folk band. "Heaven's Gate" is far too heavy with distorted guitars for that genre. It's oddly punk and alt-rock, in its own little way. Turns out the song is about Scesniak's (vocals/guitar) near death experience following a stroke, which might explain the sense of panic in the track. Scesniak says of his band's latest single: “I believe when you take your first breath, that’s when the soul moves in. And when we die, the spirit moves on. Your energy field moves on to a different place, another journey, different work to do. That...