If It's Too Loud...

Photo by Alanso Cat Back in August we started getting excited for Callow's self-described "noir folk," even though I thought the ties to folk were thin, but still there. With their newest single, "Go Down," I'm a little more confused. This new single is slightly more folk, or it isn't? It still has an intensity even without the volume of "Always About the Ones Who Have It All." "Go Down" trudges away for over five minutes, and seems to have more in common with Dinosaur Jr than Trampled By Turtles, but much slower and more methodical than you associate with either band. You can watch the video for "Go Down" below. Mothdust , the new album from Callow, will be out October 19. For more on Callow, be sure to check out their website .

Photo by Alanso Cat San Francisco's Callow are self described as "noir folk." While the noir part is spot on, that description is greatly exaggerating the definitions of folk. Their new single, "Always About the Ones Who Have It All" is a dark, organic song that starts off incredibly slowly and slowly builds up intensity. It does seem to alternate between having a more quiet somewhat folk sound and a blustering and crashing noise base. It's like the classic quiet/loud/quiet formula brought to a disturbing extreme. It's the rare song that can make the folkies and noise rock fans satisfied. You can watch the video for "Always About the Ones Who Have It All" below. Mothdust , the new album from Callow, will be out October 19. For more on Callow, be sure to check out their website .