"PLASTER"-BEAST PATROL
You know that old "judging books" adage? Turns out that proverb works for band names too.
As I was about to hit "play" on a song called "Plaster" from Beast Patrol, I was limbering up my neck for some serious head-banging while expecting to hear sounds akin to Megadeth meets Gargamel blaring from my speakers.
Instead, just the opposite happened.
The Beast Patrol single "Plaster" is what music from Surfer Blood would sound like after downing a couple shots of NyQuil. But I mean that in a good way.
The track's drowsy feel is due to a combination of Vanessa Bley's lazy, subtle, dreamy vocals and Robert Granata's distorted, whammied, reverb-heavy power chords. "Plaster" is actually quite intoxicating, providing you just relax and let the song's surreal sound-waves wash over you.
Apparently the Brooklyn-based trio has only been together for a little over a year and "Plaster" (one of four new tracks from an EP titled Fierce & Grateful) was a tune Vanessa had with her long before going on Patrol.
“‘Plaster’ came so quickly when I wrote it. Total explosion. I actually hated it at first because it was so personal, but over time the lyrics applied to more and more,” Bley explained to Rolling Stone. “We all fall apart and try to clean it up. It’s important to step outside yourself and try to get in. Keep the beast in check.”
So, no need to be afraid. Go ahead… get (placidly) plastered!
