Brooklyn via Maine trio Mount Sharp say that they write songs about "science and bad decisions." That's a pretty accurate description of the songs on the band's current EP Weird Fears. They touch on subjects like relationships with some, let's say, less than well-adjusted partners and the tragic story of British codebreaker and mathematician Alan Turing.
"Crazy Eyes" opens the set. Its Jesus And Mary Chain-style, reverb-drenched, distorted guitars accompany a story of how too much red wine can lead to crazy texts and restraining orders. "Serial Killer" could almost be a companion piece dealing with what happens when you succumb and don't break things off with Crazy Eyes.
"Turing" starts quietly -- "Broke Enigma. I won you the war." -- but eventually bursts into some swirling distorted guitars as guitarist / vocalist Sarah Wood sings, "So I took the shots, and I took all your pills. That's not science, boy, and I'm not ill."
Ryan Zumsen's bass anchors single "Icarus." The song reveals some of the classic indie influences -- Modest Mouse, Built To Spill -- at play in Mount Sharp's approach. It's a catchy late-summer single, with its images of flight and the sun, that will play well into the fall and beyond.
Weird Fears is a collection of quirky, well-crafted pop songs bathed in most of the sounds that I always find so very appealing. You can stream / buy it now over at Mount Sharp's Bandcamp page.
Mount Sharp have the release show for Weird Fears tonight at Piano's in NYC. You can also catch them when they come to Asbury Lanes on 9/26 as part of a loaded bill that also includes Owel, Hey Anna, and Estella.
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