Tallows Deliver Triumphant Album, Memory Marrow [stream]

Tallows – Flat Bones SoundCloud

A little bit of everything went into Tallows’ Memory Marrow, and they’re all over the board when it comes to pinning down the sound they create. It’s fun to try, though, so I settled on “Newton’s Cradle of math rock crunch hop.” It’s hauntingly choppy, without warning, and filled with breaks of fist-clenched triumph. Tracks such as “Flat Bones” and “Soft Water” sprout before you like healthy, green leaves before evolving into fields of blazing kudzu, free to roam and out of control. Memory Marrow makes for a solid album and an interesting listen.