If It's Too Loud...

Concept albums are usually the territory of prog rock and maybe the occasional hip hop album. Minneapolis's Deleter are set to come out with what may very well be the first post-punk concept album. Levitate the Pentagon isn't about Abbie Hoffman or the Yippies, but instead is, according to the press release, "...  somewhat of a concept album based loosely on generations of comic book lore interweaved with social/political commentary on the history of western culture's role in the world today. With nods to Alan Moore's Watchmen, The World's Greatest Detective, Marvel's cosmic universe, the Atomic Age of comics and so much more, Deleter weaves narratives, meaning and connections between a fantasy world and the violence of the reality we all know all too well." The first song we can hear from Levitate the Pentagon is "Doctor Jonathan Osterman" sounds like a dark DEVO without the synths. It starts off with noises that may be drums or could be...

Photo by Deleter It's been a little while since we've heard from Minneapolis' Deleter, but luckily for us all they're back with a new song and soon a new EP. Meaningless Chants  is the most outwardly political release from Deleter comprised of "... five anthems of the absurd for an absurd time." The first song from Meaningless Chant , "Start to Watch," is still right in Deleter's vein of modern post punk, but it's a lot poppier than 2015's Oblique Seasons  was. Even though this term grates on me, I'm going to call it post pop-punk. It's angry, but you'll get pulled into it's catchy hooks and bop along to it long before you even care what they're raging against. Deleter's new EP, Meaningless Chants , will be available on cassette and digital download on January 21st on Land Ski Records. For more on Deleter, check out their Bandcamp and Facebook .

Photo by Deleter I didn't know how much I needed a band like Minneapolis' Deleter before I heard them. I also have no idea how I have never heard a band with this sound before. It seems like a pretty obvious pairing. They start off with a backbone of Gang of Four minimalist but danceable post punk and then throw the noise crescendo of Sonic Youth behind it. "Seclusion" basically combines "Damaged Goods" with "Teenage Riot." Somehow they cram all that into 2 minutes and 13 seconds, making it one of the few songs I wish went on much longer.  Deleter's debut album, Oblique Seasons, is due out December 7 on Land Ski Records. You can listen to "Seclusion" below. For the time being, be sure to check out Deleter on Bandcamp , Facebook , and Twitter .